Tag: 1961 Lincoln Continental Sedan
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LINCOLN DODGES A BULLET
Dan Donley was held in a whole lot higher regard back in his hometown of Fort Stockton than he was inside the World Headquarters of the Ford Motor Company in late 1950s. At least by the other executives. As far as The Deuce was concerned, Donley’s last name may as well have been Ford. He…
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THREE CARS AND A QUESTIONABLE FUTURE
Fort Stockton, Texas – March 1961 Denton Chase stood under the dusty overhang of Frontier Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, shielding his eyes from the West Texas glare with a hand that still trembled slightly from the night before. The sign above the lot read “Home of the Straight Shootin’ Deal!” in sun-faded red block letters. The “g” in…