At a yard sale I bought an old shield-shaped mirror that I hung in the cellar, behind the washer and dryer.

NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish

From its big French curve front fenders and shield-like radiator grill to its bomb-shaped headlights to its long back deck and tail lights on graceful stalks, in its humble way the '36 is as much a work of art as the Cord 810 or the Duesenberg SJ.

FORBES: The Coupe Coup