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Curbside Classics Archives
Lincoln Archive
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![I love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1987LincolnTCSailAmerica11Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Town Car Sail America Edition
Posted on June 20, 2019 | 54 CommentsI love Lincolns. I hate Lincolns. Which Lincolns fall into which category is the stuff for which a website like CC was made. In which of those two barrels may […] -
![The next chapter of our story begins in February of 2017. The X5 was long gone, and soon, so would be the Golf SportWagen. Thanks to Dieselgate, Volkswagen had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_5033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Lincoln MKS – The Cow")
COAL: 2014 Lincoln MKS – The Cow
Posted on June 1, 2019 | 54 CommentsThe next chapter of our story begins in February of 2017. The X5 was long gone, and soon, so would be the Golf SportWagen. Thanks to Dieselgate, Volkswagen had […] -
![(first posted 6/19/2013) I have long been fascinated with the many stops and starts that eventually led to the automatic transmission as we know it today. We are likely all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1942-Lincoln-Ad031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lincoln’s Liquamatic Drive History")
Lincoln’s Liquamatic Drive History
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 50 Comments(first posted 6/19/2013) I have long been fascinated with the many stops and starts that eventually led to the automatic transmission as we know it today. We are likely all […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1983LincContMarkVI02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 129 Comments(first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […] -
![We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy")
CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
![Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel had a decent turn out at the Carlisle Ford Nationals. Both Lincoln and Mercury had representation from the 1950s to the 1980s and beyond. There were a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ford-Carlisle-2018117.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Two – Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Two – Lincoln, Mercury and Edsel
Posted on October 30, 2018 | 34 CommentsLincoln, Mercury and Edsel had a decent turn out at the Carlisle Ford Nationals. Both Lincoln and Mercury had representation from the 1950s to the 1980s and beyond. There were a good […] -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
![Any lover of American cars has some Lincolns that are on their short, or at least their long, list of favorite automobiles. For some of you, those cars may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/th.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Lincolns in Scottsdale 2018, Part 2 (1972-1995)")
Auction Classic: Lincolns in Scottsdale 2018, Part 2 (1972-1995)
Posted on May 29, 2018 | 39 CommentsAny lover of American cars has some Lincolns that are on their short, or at least their long, list of favorite automobiles. For some of you, those cars may have […] -
![Author’s Note: It’s been quite a while since we’ve visited with Louis Broderick, the delightfully shrewd and unpolished driving savant who made an inadvertent splash in the underworld. While I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thumb_IMG_8442_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Fiction: The Insightful Passenger")
CC Fiction: The Insightful Passenger
Posted on January 24, 2018 | 22 CommentsAuthor’s Note: It’s been quite a while since we’ve visited with Louis Broderick, the delightfully shrewd and unpolished driving savant who made an inadvertent splash in the underworld. While I’ve […] -
![This is a continuing CC serial. Links for each installment can be found in order below. Louis Broderick picked up the chopping axe and took a good look at his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/P7230028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Explosive Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Explosive Passenger
Posted on September 22, 2016 | 27 CommentsThis is a continuing CC serial. Links for each installment can be found in order below. Louis Broderick picked up the chopping axe and took a good look at his […] -
![Branson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0239.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum")
Museum Report: The Branson Auto & Farm Museum
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 31 CommentsBranson, Missouri, is a town that is hard to describe to the uninitiated. For having a population of 10,700, Branson has 16,500 hotel rooms and with 57,000 theatre seats, it […] -
![Co-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_4939.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Auto World Museum, Revisited")
The Auto World Museum, Revisited
Posted on June 25, 2015 | 39 CommentsCo-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […] -
![Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise")
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
Worldless Outtake: ’30s, ’50s, ’70s, ’90s and ’10s.
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![Situated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_3845.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum")
Museum Classics: The Heartland Ford Museum
Posted on April 2, 2015 | 39 CommentsSituated in the middle of a corn field near the tiny Northeast Missouri town of Bethel is a community called Heartland. Amongst the restaurants, housing developments, and dairy is the […]
