Is This the Next Lincoln Continental Convertible?

Detroit might be down, but it is also out -- very, very out there. And by "Detroit," we mean, of course, the cosmopolitan hot spot of Howell, MI.

That's where our spy shooter snapped off these exclusive shots of this, um, Acura Integra Speedster four-door. We presume this is an homage to either the spectacular Lincoln Continental four-door convertibles of the '60s or the result of prolonged effects of the brown acid, also of the '60s.

Sure, this may look like a back-yard hack-job, but the details reveal that it is, in fact, a back-yard hack-job. For example, by keeping portions of the broken glass in place even after the backlight has been smashed out, the builder is giving a knowing nod to the car's origins. And the structural(-ish) re-enforcement ties the cut-down A-pillar to the rear bulkhead for no real reason. And note that the builder has also substituted a shorty windshield in traditional speedster fashion because leaving the full-height windshield on this baby would look, you know, stupid. Capping it all off is a little home-brewed windblocker fashioned of a sheet of "cardboard." This material sandwiches a piece of corrugated material between its two faces for improved rigidity.

Nice.