The LINCOLN LINK LINKINGThe TOGETHER LINCOLN ALL ELEMENTS OF THE LINCOLN MOTORLINK CAR HERITAGE The Passing of Jerry Capizzi SEE PAGE 10 spring–summer 2020 the lincoln link SPRING- SUMMER 2020 The LINCOLN LINK CONTENTS 3 Chairman’s Message: notes from David Schultz 4 LMCF Trustees Meet via Teleconference May 18 6 Featured LMCF Trustee: Vaughn Koshkarian 8 Lincoln Lovers Mourn Ford Designer Gale Halderman 10 The Passing of Jerry and Carolyn Capizzi 12 Lincoln Library Update 13 Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum Report 14 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring Arrives 17 The Lincoln Legacy Society ■ THE LINCOLN LINK is the official news- letter of The Lincoln Motor Car Heritage LINCOLN MOTOR CAR Foundation Museum and Research Foundation, Inc., Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory BOARD OF TRUSTEES Road, Hickory Corners, Michigan 49060. Opinions expressed herein do not neces- sarily represent or reflect Foundation DAVID W. SCHULTZ Chairman & CEO policy. Newsletter contributions should be JAMES D. BLANCHARD, JR. President & COO, sent to the address above. Museum Director ■ Earlier print issues of The LINCOLN LINK EARLE O. BROWN, JR. Executive Vice President are available as back issues. Price is $5 RUCE OPF each, postpaid. B M. K Treasurer JENNIFER DAWSON Secretary ■ MEMBERSHIP IN THE OHN ACK BY LINCOLN MOTOR CAR FOUNDATION J T. “J ” E Chairman Emeritus Membership categories: $25 Annual; $100 Annual Sustaining; $1000 Annual James Blanchard, President, Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club Corporate; $1000 Lifetime (or four pay- ments of $250); Memorial ($500 mini- Mike Denney, Director, Road Race Lincoln Register mum, please provide name of honoree). John Talbourdet, President, Lincoln and Continental Owners Club Send your name and a check to: David W. Schultz, President, Lincoln Owners Club Cornerstone Registration Ltd., P.O. Box 1715, Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311- 6715, or call 866 427 7583 and pay by James Ayres Darryl B. Hazel Michael Sprague* credit card. Contact them by e-mail at [email protected]. Jennifer Dawson Robert Johnson John L. Sweet Chris Dunn Vaughn A. Koshkarian Jack Telnack ■ ON OUR COVER: Richard Schierloh’s illustration of a gold 1978 Continental James D. Farley+ Lee R. Miskowski Paul C. Temple Mark V Anniversary edition posed against Dennis R. Garrett James Muller Raymond Theriault the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. Al Giombetti H. Gene Nau Eric van den Beemt ■ LINCOLN LINK AVAILABLE TO David Roycroft, MD Foundation MEMBERS ONLY. Information on how to become a member + Chief Operating Officer, Ford Motor Company appears above or visit the LMCF web site: * Director, Marketing, Sales and Service, Lincoln Motor Company www.lincolncarmuseum.org 2 spring–summer 2020 A Message from the Chairman The LINCOLN LINK EDITOR David W. Schultz 1221 Providence NE, Chestnut Hills Massillon, Ohio 44646-4105 GRAPHIC DESIGN Richard L. Cole Graphics Ltd. 200 E. Fesler St., Suite 206 Santa Maria, California, 93454 PHOTOGRAPHY Walter Herip, John Walcek, Bruce Kopf The Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum and his chairman’s message Ages,” from the first Continental Research Foundation, Inc. is a difficult one. A few through the Mark VIII. Gilmore Car Museum weeks ago we lost LMCF During the recent LMCF 6865 Hickory Road founding member Jerry board of trustees meeting, Hickory Corners, Michigan 49060 Capizzi and his wife, one key position was filled lincolncarmuseum.org TCarolyn, due to complications and another was created. Jenn ■ The Lincoln Motor Car Heritage from the coronavirus. Jerry D’Ambrosia Dawson became Museum is for you! America’s pas- was a driving force behind the LMCF vice president/secretary sionate love affair with the Lincoln establishment of the Lincoln and former LMCF secretary Joel automobile continues to inspire new Motor Car Foundation, which Dickson assumed a newly-created generations. This is demonstrated in a led to the creation of the Lincoln position—Vice President, Library variety of ways, including the formation of affinity clubs in which enthusiasts Motor Car Heritage Museum. Research, Registrar and Historian. can share their interest in a particular He generously donated his time Proper fulfillment of the duties brand or segment of the automotive and money. To date, he is our of these positions is crucial to the market, past and present. The Lincoln largest donor. His passion for our Foundation’s continued success. automobile has inspired the creation Foundation and Museum was I’m confident Jenn and Joel won’t of four major affinity clubs. These have inspired the Lincoln Motor Car always apparent. He participated disappoint. Foundation, its Museum and its work in our monthly fund-raising The LMCF Endowment Fund, of Sharing the Living Legacy of the conference calls until deteriorating which will ensure continued Lincoln Motor Cars. health prohibited him from doing operation of our museum, is so. He is irreplaceable. I will miss seeking donations. Have you made The Grand Opening of the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum took him. yours? place August 9, 2014. We invite you to COVID-19 forced I continue to drive my classic explore what we have to offer and visit cancellation of the 2020 Lincoln Lincolns, but I miss the social the Museum located on the Gilmore Homecoming, which would interaction with all of you. Car Museum Campus in Hickory Corners, Michigan. The Museum is have recognized the Lincoln Hopefully, we’ll reconnect soon. open Monday through Friday from 9 Centennial. Instead, we will join In the meantime, stay safe. a.m. to 5 p.m, Saturday and Sunday with the Lincoln Motor Company from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 8th Annual in 2022, when it celebrates the Lincoln Homecoming, the annual gath- company’s acquisition by Ford ering of the four Lincoln clubs at the museum, will take place at the muse- Motor Company in 1922. The um August 6-8, 2021. Join in the fun! 2021 Lincoln Homecoming will —DAVID W. SCHULTZ celebrate “Marks Through the LMCF Chairman and CEO 3 THE LINCOLN LINK LMCF Trustees Meet via Teleconference May 18; New Secretary Named, New Position Established ■ The Leland and Ford families at the sale of the Lincoln Motor Company to Ford Motor Company in February 1922. he LMCF trustees had their Centennial will be celebrated den Beemt becomes chair of biannual meeting via telecon- in 2022, when the Ford Motor the Endowment and Invest- T ference on May 18. Company celebrates the 100th ment committee, succeeding Lee LMCF Treasurer Bruce anniversary of its acquisition of Miskowski, while Jim Ayres will Kopf reported that year-on- the Lincoln Motor Company (in head up the Membership com- year expenses were reduced by February 1922, as seen in the mittee, succeeding Jim Muller. $5,000. Memberships are $2,000 photo abovew). The 2021 Lin- Both Miskowski and Muller will above budget, with better than coln Homecoming will highlight remain on their respective com- expected investment income. “Marks Through the Ages.” mittees. The museum budget is up Continentals from the first, in- Jenn D’Ambrosia Dawson $20,000 thanks to a successful troduced for 1940, through the was elected to an unexpired term 2019 Homecoming. The LMCF Mark VIII will be recognized. as LMCF trustee and will serve Endowment Fund has a current Six trustees whose terms as the Foundation’s secretary, market value of $1,240,000. were set to expire at the end succeeding Joel Dickson, who Bruce noted that the Foundation of 2020 agreed to run again— has assumed new responsibili- will not realize any income from Jim Blanchard, Darryl Hazel, ties within the Foundation (see the canceled 2020 Homecom- Bruce Kopf, Jim Muller, David below). She is the daughter of ing. There is $46,000 in the Roycroft and David Schultz. the late Steve D’Ambrosia, who Library Fund and $167,000 in Bob Anderson declined to serve was elected to the LMCF board the general fund, for a total of another term as trustee due to in 2019 but was unable to serve $1,567,000 in cash and invest- health reasons. Jim Riffenburgh his term due to the onset of a ments. was nominated to succeed Bob as terminal illness. The 2020 Homecoming, a trustee. All will be voted on in Jenn brings more than 15 scheduled for early August, has October 2020. years in non-profit management been cancelled due to the COV- There were two changes in experience to her new role in the ID-19 pandemic. The Lincoln committee leadership. Eric van LMCF. She has worked for both 4 spring–summer 2020 large and small non- federal trademark the Lincoln Motor Car Herit- profits, helping them laws, since he works age Museum, reported that “our realize financial and with Lincoln Motor vehicle line-up remains impres- relationship goals. Company communi- sive while seeking additional key She grew up in the cations departments. cars for the museum. In particu- Lincoln Continental He handles requests lar, we’re seeking a 1990 Lincoln Owners Club and from individuals Town Car (Motor Trend Car of spent many years run- who wish LMCF the Year), a 1946-48 Lincoln ning judging sheets assistance in produc- Continental Coupe, and a 1933 across many fields ing films or books. to 1936 Lincoln KB or K. We’ve to tabulators. Her A current project is been advised that a 1931 Lincoln favorite Lincoln is her to determine what sport phaeton will be donated to late father’s pastel yel- LMCF holdings will the museum by David Rehor.” low 1966 Continental be processed for digi- Outgoing LMCF Secretary Convertible. She lives tal access. Suffice it to Joel Dickson, who has also in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Dawson say, this job alone is handled our library and registrar with her husband, time-consuming! duties, reported that we have daughter, and Pomeranian.