In case you’re unfamiliar with Lincoln’s core corporate strategy, it has consisted mainly of swaddling existing Ford product in chrome and leather, retuning the suspension, slapping on some four-pointed stars, and charging premium prices. Thus, in 2002, the Ford F-150 SuperCrew begat a luxury pickup called the Lincoln Blackwood.

A fascinating new solo exhibit at The Whitney underscores this artist’s affection for mechanical systems, and his abiding love of the automobile.

“I hate retro design.”

My new, recurring column in Automobile magazine features outlier vehicles from the late 20th and early 21st centuries, cars that presented fresh ideas or innovative technologies but failed to connect with consumers then and remain undervalued (read: bargains) today. Up first, the 2003-04 Infiniti M45.

76 year-old Jack Gallivan just wanted a motor. Then he fell in love.

Click on the thumbnails above (and then click again) to view a crappy scan of this ten-page spread. Or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.