About Joe Sherlock

Frequently Asked Questions
about
Joe Sherlock

who drew the Lincolns in each AutoSketch and wrote many of the articles appearing on this site.

I put this page up because I was getting the same questions from people about the same things over and over again. My written and art contributions were made to help to this great, non-profit regional car club - - not as a business venture. Because of the press of work in my real business, I'm unable to respond to individual questions from site visitors. Hopefully, you'll find answers to your questions on this page.

Questions seem to be in three categories:

1. About my drawings: They're from pen and ink originals. Every car drawing and sketch on The Lincoln Club pages is copyrighted. These car drawings are not for use as clip art. Enjoy the site and each car drawing but please respect my rights as an artist. Thanks.

I sometimes get "learn-to-draw" questions. I've been drawing cars since I was 4 years-old. I never took an art class, but I have studied books about drawing. The best one currently in print is 'How To Draw Cars Like A Pro' by Thom Taylor with Lisa Hallett, published by Motorbooks International (1-800-826-6600). The best book of all time is 'You Can Draw Cars' by Bill Jenks. It was published in 1960 by Sports Car Press. I still have the copy I bought as a teenager. (You can probably find a copy on eBay or through a used book shop.)

I used to do give permission for my drawings to be used by non-profits. Then I had several businesses lift my work (from the non-profits' publications) and to use them for commercial purposes. I had to use legal means to protect my copyrights and, while I recovered my costs, the time and effort spent protecting my interests was too much. Therefore, I now have a strict policy of granting limited usage of my works (words and images) only to paid licensees. However, I'm not currently offering licenses on images. I am not interested in not providing copies of my drawings to anyone.

In 1997, I produced a small (7" x 10") colored pencil drawing and donated it to The Pacific Northwest Region of the Lincoln & Continental Owners Club. It was auctioned off at the 1997 Western National Meet. The winning bid was $450.

2. About My Writing: I hope you enjoyed my articles on this site. I was Club Editor for the Continental Connector from August 1992 to December 2003. During that time, I wrote a bunch of articles about cars which were published in the Connector. A selection of these articles appears on this site. From about 1990 through 1999, I contributed AutoSketches - not just the drawings but the writing, too. I also wrote the Remember When sections which accompany each AutoSketch article. Old Cars Weekly gave three Golden Quill Awards to the Connector during my tenure as Editor.

In the case of all of my writing, the opinions expressed are my own. They are not necessarily the Club's opinion. Nor Ford Motor Company's. Any factual and historical errors in my articles are my doing, not the Club's. Nor Ford's - they have enough historical errors of their own!

I am a professional writer and do accept outside free-lance projects from time to time. I also offer licenses on things I've already written. For details, contact me.

I write about cars (and other things which interest me) on my blog - here. It is updated several times each week. Be sure to check it out!

3. About Lincolns and the Lincoln Club:

a. I'm going to repeat what I wrote at the top of the page, because some people just don't seem to read well. This site was constructed by me and my written and art contributions were made as a help to this great regional car club, not as a business. Because of the press of work in my real business, I'm unable to respond to individual questions from site visitors.

b. I don't deal in old parts for Lincolns. I don't deal in old Lincolns, either. If you're looking for Lincoln parts or cars, buy Hemmings Motor News or join the The Lincoln Club.

c. I don't know how much your Lincoln is worth, so please don't ask. You can buy a copy of Old Cars Price Guide (at most newsstands) to get an estimate. Or have your old car professionally appraised.

d. About the website: I'm the webmaster for this site. The primary objective of this website is to attract new, dues-paying, active members to our Club. This site contains a great deal of information about Lincolns and gets lots of visitors ... and it's getting us new members. I hope you've enjoyed the site and will be impressed enough to join our Club. If that's not possible, you can support the Club by purchasing some Lincoln-related merchandise here.

e. For other Lincoln questions, go to the Frequently Asked Questions section of this site. For additional Lincoln resources, visit the site's Links page. If you want to network with Lincoln owners, join our Club and connect through our Club's normal channels.

**About the 'Remember When' photo**
	The 1939 Plymouth coupe seen at right of this old photo belongs to Joe Sherlock. It was placed in the photo using Photoshop, replacing a '36 Dodge coupe. The original photo was taken in Philadelphia in 1940 or '41.

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The Pacific Northwest Region of the Lincoln & Continental Owners Club welcomes everyone who enjoys and appreciates Lincolns - classic and new. Founded in 1954, our Lincoln and Continental Club is dedicated to enjoying, driving, maintaining and restoring our favorite marque of automobile. As a car club, we provide our automobile club members with social events, motoring tours, publications and information. The Lincoln Club is an Oregon non-profit corporation, presently operating as the Pacific Northwest Region of the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club. Membership is open to everyone who owns a Lincoln or Continental, or has an appreciation for these fine automobiles.

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