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A man wearing sunglasses, a white hat, and a light blue shirt stands next to a highly polished cherry red 1950s Edsel convertible.
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Blurry Patina: Grimy Reverence or “Polished Turd”

Writing about American cars stranded in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, John McElroy observed…
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March 28, 2025
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