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Now you've heard theStory of the Hot Rod raceWhen the Fords and theMercury was setting the paceThat story is trueI'm here to say causeI was driving that Model AShe's got a Lincoln motorAnd it's really souped upThat Model A bodyMakes it look like a pupIt's got eight cylindersAnd uses them allWith an overdriveThat just won't stallGot a 4-barrel carbAnd a dual exhaustWith 4. It's useful.If this song really means something special to you, describe your feelings and thoughts.
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The first time I ever heard the song 'Hot Rod Lincoln' was in 1960. On WIBG - Radio 99.
I bought this for one song and one song only, Hot Rod Lincoln. Simply the best version ever done by a great guitarist. You should buy it. You'll be playing it over. This is the 'ORIGINAL' 1955 Record of The 'Hot Rod' Lincoln By: Charlie Ryan Videographer & Producer: D J / V J 'wildman Gary Cate vietnamvetradio.com.
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The singer was Johnny Bond. His version was the one that caught on in the Philadelphia area. In those days, there were 'regional hits' - that's why many of those reissued compilation albums have songs or artists you don't recognize.' Butterfly', a 1957 hit for Andy Williams, can't hold a candle to the 1956 Charlie Gracie version released on Philadelphia's Cameo Records label. It was a far bigger hit in the NY-NJ-Philly universe than the lame Williams rendition.Charlie Ryan recorded 'Hot Rod Lincoln' in 1955; it became a hit for him during the 1957-60 period, depending on what area of the country you lived in. I never heard his version until I bought - you guessed it - a car songs compilation album in the mid-1960s.Nevertheless, the creator of 'Hot Rod Lincoln' is Charlie Ryan.
He fashioned both the car and the song.Charlie Ryan is a musician, songwriter and a car guy. In the late 1940s, he purchased a used 1941 Lincoln Zephyr four-door sedan. After a couple of years, he decided to make a hot rod out of it. He removed the Zephyr body, cut two feet off the frame to shorten the wheelbase and dropped a 1930 Ford Model A coupe body on it. At first, the car was painted black with red wheels. Charlie installed a '48 V-12 engine in it along with the 3-speed with overdrive '48 transmission. The car has a lot of Lincoln touches on it, including cut-down Zephyr bumpers, a Lincoln emblem on the radiator and the Lincoln greyhound radiator ornament.
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The interior has a narrowed '41 Zephyr dashboard. In 1960, the car was repainted red. It was repainted again in 1986 in ' Datsun Z-car red.' Charlie told me, ' The paint's the only Japanese thing on it.'
While he was working on the car, Charlie was thinking about the song. By the early 1950s, he had the lyrics worked out and began performing it.
Charlie Ryan recorded 'Hot Rod Lincoln' in 1955; it was released as a single by Souvenir Records in 1957. It became a major hit in many regions of the United States. While traveling to perform, Charlie and his wife Ruthie often took the Hot Rod Lincoln on tour. By 1960, it needed another engine.
Charlie installed a 1939 Lincoln V-12. It's still powering the car today.Other car songs were written before Charlie's, everything from 'My Merry Oldsmobile' ( 1903) to Jackie Brentson's 'Rocket 88' ( 1951 - and, with Ike Turner on keyboard, it's considered by many to be the very first rock n' roll song). But 'Hot Rod Lincoln' was the first car song to become a major hit and make the Billboard top ten list.' Hot Rod Lincoln' has been performed by many artists - Johnny Bond had a regional hit with the song in 1959; Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen covered it in 1972. In the 80s, Asleep At The Wheel released a very nice version. In 1995, Jim Varney (aka: Ernest) recorded a cover which was used in 'The Beverly Hillbillies' movie. The facts presented in this blog are based on my best guesses and my substantially faulty geezer memory.
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