David Schmidt

A lowrider’s looks are never final. Joe Ray’s Lincoln Continental Mark V is proof, having gone through four transformations since he purchased it new in 1979. Its latest (and last?) form is “Las Vegas”, the one it’s embodied since the '90s when it nabbed Lowrider Magazine’s "Lowrider of the Year” award back-to-back years. I was invited to the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles earlier this week to preview its upcoming exhibit “Best in Low: Icons of the Street and Show”.

The performance-focused Mustang carries on the spirit of the Shelby GT350 and Bullitt models. The Mustang Mach 1 deserves more respect. Offering more performance than the regular GT models — but less insanity than a Shelby — the Mach 1's position in the lineup's middle puts the track-ready car in danger of being ignored and forgotten.

There is no other supercar on today's market that can deliver this kind of elegance both inside and out. As the number of EVs on the market grows, Ferrari remains a late adopter. The Italian luxury automaker recognizes that EV technology, in its current form, is not compatible with the brand's ethos of intricate, lightweight designs.