This puzzle appeared in Microsoft Puzzle Hunt 15, whose theme was movies.
That event was modular in that each author wrote a module consisting of a few
puzzles and a metapuzzle.
The theme of my module was sequels.
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Hints
The colored symbols between two rows show where those rows have the same letter.
The top row is LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. Most rows contain real car names; the rest are clues for real car names.