The Original Hot Rod Lincoln

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Back in the late 80s I was Playing in a country rock band and we were playing at the auto show at the Spokane county fairgrounds in Washington state. One of the songs we learned what’s hot Rod Lincoln. We needed to do a sound check and so we started playing part of that song when we got to the part about it’s got eight cylinders and uses them all we stop practicing. Out of the crowd came a little old man and he said “you did that song pretty well son but you got the words wrong. It’s not eight cylinders it’s 12 cylinders”. I told this gentleman that I got the words off the Commander Cody version. He said “yeah they did a good job too but you see I wrote this song”. Little did I know that I was trying to correct Charlie Ryan. He then pointed over and showed us his hot Rod Lincoln. I stood and talk to him for about 20 minutes. He was a very nice man and I will always remember that time.

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I saw this car at World of Wheels years ago in PHX. Charly Ryan was selling cassette tapes. Spent the next hour talking to him. He pulled out an old suit case full of photos and even showed us the provisional contract to record the song. The record label sent someone to track him down and get the rights to the song. He also had a guitar with his name in moter of pearl down the fret board. I have his autograph on the inside of the tape jacket. He worked at Grand Ol Opera and had an alter-ego hillbilly character also. He said he set the body on with ropes in a barn. He was the genuine article.

johngalloway
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Back in the late 80's - early 90s, I had a building at Stateline, Idaho. It was a former bar (Hard Luck Charlies) converted to a video store. Charlie Ryan lived just a few miles up the road in Post Falls at the time. One day he walked in and introduced himself. He said he was looking for a place to put his "Hot Rod Lincoln" on display. I would have loved to accommodated ol' Charlie's Hot Rod Lincoln, but it just wasn't feasible. It was really a treat meeting the man and hearing the whole story first hand. RIP Charlie Ryan.

hardluckcharlie
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I remember the day when my uncle Charlie Ryan brought the car to my house... what a beauty! I would love to bring that car back into the family some day.

elizabethcocker
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Beautiful restoration...
What a gem to have with all that history behind it...

crlguitar
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Man, that is a sweet ride. I love those old dueces with the rumble seats. This one looks extra mean with the forward rake.
Intriguing that it was so well built all it needed was a cosmetic restoration.

hornetbrown
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Thank you! You show all of us a fine example of giving to charity in ways that we enjoy! Best wishes.

ColimaTed
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I wish my Husband had been home to see this video, "Hot Rod Lincoln" is one of his favorite songs. God Bless You.

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carolynjones
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What a great piece of Hotrod history. I didn’t know that the car still existed. Nice to see the roof wasn’t chopped.

geofo
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Have you heard the story of the hot rod race
when the Fords and Lincolns was settin' the pace
That story is true I'm here to say
I was drivin' that Model A

BeingRomansed
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"Hot Rod Lincoln" is a part of our proud American Culture.

jedi_drifter
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I had no idea this was a real car until now. Whatever that sold for, it wasn't enough. That's the car that inspired generations of Hot Rodders and motoring enthusiast. It's priceless. Glad to see it out on the streets and not tucked away in some hidden museum.

TheTarrMan
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Weiand use to make a duel carb manifold for that engine. My dad had one on his V12. Huge improvement !!!

stevensimpson
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A delightful turn around from the lighthearted flouting of the law. I am familiar with the song for - uh - some time and I do enthusiastically endorse the car's current role.

OldManMontgomery
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Thanks for posting remember the days clear as well

jimwortham
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I have the original LP of " Hot Rod Lincoln Drags Again" from 1961. It's a 1941 flathead V12 Lincoln shortened 2 feet With a model A Lincoln body. He bought it upon returning from the war he said once. It has a 1947 or 48 overdrive tranny in it. He told the story about the Lincoln once.

unionrdr
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Beautiful car there isn’t one single thing that I would change on it.

garfieldfindlay
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Thanx Hagerty, See you at all the NSRA, Goodguys etc. I have the original  vinyl record shown in your video.  The whole album is nothing but car songs and I had memorized all the lyrics for Hot Rod Lincoln as a teenager in the 50's.

clitzkow
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Great song...although the only version I ever heard was the Commander Cody one. Which was the hot seller.
Never knew there was an actual car. Cool looking car. Maybe one day I'll run across it.

mustang
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OK...LETS ALL SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL! ....the original version does indeed state 12 cyl.
Well you heard the story of the hot rod race that fatal day
 When a Ford and a Mercury went out to play
 Well this is the inside story, and I'm here to say
 I was the kid that was drivin' that Model A
 It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up
 That Model A body makes it look like a pup
 It's got twelve cylinders; uses them all
 With an overdrive, that just won't stall
 Its got a 4-barrel carb and a dual exhaust
 4.11 gears you can really get lost
 It's got safety tubes, and I'm not scared
 The brakes are good, and the tires are fair
 We left San Pedro late one night
 The moon and the stars was shinin' bright
 Everything went fine up the Grapevine Hill
 We was passing cars like they was standing still
 All of a sudden like a flick of an eye
 A Cadillac sedan had passed us by
 The remark was made "Theres the car for me"
 By then the taillight were all you could see
 Now the fellas ribbed me for bein' behind
 So I started to make that Lincoln unwind
 I took my foot off the gas and man alive
 I shoved it on down into overdrive
 Wound it up to a hundred-and-ten
 Twist the speedometer off at the end
 I had my foot feed clear to the floor
 Said that's all there is and there ain't no more
 Went around a corner and I passed a truck
 I whispered a prayer just for luck
 Fenders was clickin' the guardrail posts
 The guys beside me were white as a ghost
 I guess that thought I'd lost my sense
 The telephone poles looked like a picket fence
 They said, "Slow down! I see spots!
 The lines on the road just look like dots."
 Smoke was rollin' out of the back
 When I started to gain on that Cadillac
 I knew I could catch him, I thought I could pass
 When I did I'd be short on gas
 Went arround a corner with the tires in the side
 You could feel the tension, man what a ride
 I said, "Hold on, I've got a license to fly"
 And the Cadillac pulled over and let me by
 And then all of the sudden a rod started knockin'
 When down in the dips she started to rockin'
 I look in my mirror; and a red light was blinkin'
 Cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln!
 Well they arrested me and put me in jail
 And called my pop to throw my bail
 He said, "Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin'
 you don't quit drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln!"

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