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Model-A citizens motor to Manhattan

Cars from the Long Island Model A Ford

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Cars from the Long Island Model A Ford Club park along 50th Street at Rockefeller Center after a procession of 60 Model A Ford cars made their way from Long Island to Manhattan. (Dec. 26, 2011)

The post-Christmas shoppers, ice skaters and tree lovers at Manhattan's Rockefeller Center were joined Monday by vintage automobile fans and their motorcade of more than 70 classic cars.

The procession of Ford Model As -- some as old as 80 -- drove in from Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey as part of a holiday tradition.

"It's so much fun and rewarding when everyone is excited...

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