Rich from Portsmouth, NhLincolns were never hotrods! (big,heavy,luxurious) If you strip one down.Well, actually you could say that they all are COOL. As a personal preference, I like Bond's version. Now don't get me wrong-Commander Cody's version is very cool. ![]() That was mostly in the South and West Coast back in the early 50s, then it spread. But then, New Hampshire was never "hot rod" country anyway. We had many of those in my family & a few hot rod Lincolns as well. I agree with you about the first hot rods being Lincolns & favorites of the bootleggers. Then later on, I dug the Commander Cody version, but for me, it was the Johnny Bond version that was really cool. Rocky from Fort Smith, ArI remember the Charlie Ryan version, but also recall the Johnny Bond version was more popular in my area when growing up in 1960.What a cool cool song! But - I'm babbling on. Ahhh, I still love Lincolns - even the latest ones. So it seems the song is actually about either a 30s or 40s Lincoln. Then the early Fifties Lincolns were famous for their engines that won many international endurance races. Of course the Sixties Lincolns were so huge and super luxurious, but the song wasn't about them. As a classic car nut, I know what those old Lincolns look like. I always thought the Lincoln they referred to was a Sixties model, but one of our teachers said it was from the Forties. I loved hearing the song on the radio & it was on quite a lot. I was a mere tot in those days & my older brother had the single & album. Wow! Well, I only know the Commander Cody version from '71. ![]()
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