Forgotten Oldies - Hot Rod Lincoln, The Late Charlie Ryan

WOW! Now Over 400,000+ VIEWS! THANKS!! Sadly, we lost Charlie Ryan on Feb 16, 2008. Please take a look at www.hot-rod-lincoln.com for the details. Thanks to Charlie's grand niece and also AVPPHOTO for letting me know.

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[Cory Uptagrafft]

This song was never forgot

[forgottenoldies]

With us, true. Forgotten by the radio stations!

[anotherbaldguy]

It's my understanding that Charlie's is the original "Hot rod Lincoln", so props to him. But to give due credit, the song is a response to another one called "The hot rod race" from about 1950. That's what the first line of this song is all about. Hot rod Lincoln is the same song with different lyrics.

[forgottenoldies]

True. I was just too young to have heard the earlier song :)

[crusherbmx]

This hot rod lincoln is better, it has a V12

[Bob Konradi]

I remember this song from "back in the day." Tremendous melody and lyrics. I've been listening to as many versions of this song as I could find on YouTube, and for whatever reason everybody else says "its got 8 cylinders and uses 'em all." This is the only version I could find that says "its got 12 cylinders and uses 'em all." The car definitely has a Lincoln flathead V12. I had my hands on the fenders and engine down at the Barrett-Jackson auction.

[Bob Konradi]

Car was sold @ Barrrett-Jackson auction in January, 2013. If you go to their website and look under Scottsdale 2013, lot # 7006 they have several large pics of the car. It had a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr sedan frame, shortened 24", with 1930 Ford Model A coupe body. Titled as a 1930 Ford. Built in 1949. I will try to upload 4 pics of the car. If upload is unsuccessful, go to B-J website for pics. Sale price plus buyers fee was $106,700.

[ew1usnr]

That was a tough Cadillac.

[Brad K]

1979 Contennental. 6.6 Liter. Those were the "days"

[Greg Johnson]

I think the real hot rod lincloln was sold at Barrette-Jackson a few weeks ago.

[theonlymoo5e]

Best known version of this song today is probably the version by Commander Cody from 1972.

I've never heard this version before, but I've heard Johnny Bond's version that made the pop charts 3 months after this one

[crazzynascarfan]

Omg I've been looking for this version of this song forever!!!! Thank you!

[Ronald Hall]

Thanks Great Song love it



[faithdaily1959]

I think I have the 45 also.

[reaper1861]

This ain't based off any song, it's based off his model a Ford with a hopped up Lincoln v-12