Spend more than 30 seconds on the streets of Manhattan and you’re bound to see at least one blacked out Lincoln Town Car jockeyed by a black suit with a lead foot. Coming into contact with these thoroughly bland livery vehicles on a daily basis makes it easy to forget about the heritage behind the Lincoln nameplate. Lincoln was afterall the official limousine for the President dating back to 1939, when the then coveted brand reeked of status, taste and American luxury. We were immediately reminded of this former glory upon spotting this stunning ’51 Sport Sedan casually parked in front of Soho’s Antique Garage. Based on the venue title alone, this baby blue beauty deserves a permanent spot out front. It’s still the peacock in the room – suicide doors, white wall tires and dimensions grand enough to let the neighbors know you have arrived.

As if legal immunity and ridiculous parking privileges weren’t enough, you can now add grey market importation to the list of cool shit Diplomats get away with in New York City.  We’re not sure if this sexy 916-series Spider lives at the Italian consulate or not but it sure does look purty basking in the Mercer Street sunshine. The sighting also makes us that much more excited for the brand’s long-awaited U.S. comeback tour. 

We all love Targas for the non committal reverence they pay to open top motoring. The best of both worlds indeed, a handsome coupe when you need it and the wind rushing through your hair when you don’t. Nobody loves Targas more than our friends at Porsche, who were clever enough to trademark the name (even though Triumph did it first with the ’61 TR4) so that competing manufacturers would be forced to pen alternative monikers for their own coupe meets cabrio roof set-up. And since removable roof panels seem somewhat crude for today’s Porsche elite, the 911 Targa has morphed into an extra-large glass moonroof that can retract at any speed, exposing occupants to 4.8 square feet of sky. This lovely Basalt Black Metallic ($710) example looks good on Mercer Street sporting 19″ Carrera Classic Wheels ($,1940).