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Lake Shore Lincoln Lines Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club May/June 2018 The Director’s Message Hi to all, Inside This Issue Our mid-west area has been really lucky weather- ‘Round & About 2 wise, unlike the people on the east coast who were hit many times with considerable amounts of Event Calendar 3 snow. Now that spring is here, we can look forward to many interesting events our activity chairmen have Editor’s Corner 4 planned for you. Tom Minton 4 Hopefully this newsletter has reached you in time for you to RSVP by April 10th for the Lake Lawn brunch in Delavan, WI on Coming Event Info 5 - 7 Sunday, April 15th. See page 5 for more information. Early Spring Tour 8 We have two new events coming up. The first one is "Cars & Curbside Classic 9 - 10 Cops" which is being held on Sunday, May 20th in Chicago. See page 7 for more information. Crowning Triumph 11 - 12 The second one is an all-day event on Saturday, June 16th where Radio Failures 12 we will caravan to two destinations for tours of Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings. We will also stop after the first tour at a unique Traffic Report 13 50's diner for lunch. Lake Shore Region has invited the Wisconsin Zephyr Club to join us for this special event. See pages 6 and 7 for For Sale 13 - 14 more details. Start getting your cars "spruced up" for the wonderful weather ahead! Hope to see you soon, Barb Esdale Lake Shore Region Director 1 | P a g e Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club Lake Shore Lincoln Lines Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club ‘Round and About… Remember….you heard it here first!! From the Rumor Mill Sad is the day when the world loses a fine luxury sedan. And in this case, that luxury sedan may be the Lincoln Continental. According to the Ford Authority web site, sources intricately familiar with Ford Motor Company’s future product plans for its premium Lincoln brand, the Lincoln Continental will be discontinued after production of the current, tenth-generation model comes to an end. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity, and specific reasons why Ford Motor Company is pulling the plug on the model weren’t disclosed. The Ford Authority was told that Ford Motor Company invested over $1 billion to bring the present Continental to market after discontinuing the nameplate in 2002. Read more regarding their speculations regarding the reasons for the abandonment: http://fordauthority.com/2018/03/lincoln-continental-to-be- discontinued-after-current-generation/#ixzz5ALn8RZkr And yet………. Automotive News is reporting that Lincoln plans to add suicide doors to a future version of the Continental sedan. This was announced to their dealers at the NADA show in LasVegas as recently as March 24th and showed them a photo of a prototype. This was part of an effort to demonstrate their commitment to their car lineup. The company did not discuss timing or details about the doors. Automotive News got this information from according to multiple dealers in the room who didn't want to be identified. The spokeswoman for Lincoln declined to confirm the plans for suicide doors. According to Automotive News Continental sales have fallen 30 percent through the first two months of this year from the year-earlier period. Check it out….. For those of you who are also Costco members, check out page 60 in the April edition of the Costco Connection Magazine and see Lake Shore Region's member Joe Bortz and some of his concept-car collection. Joe even has his own web site (http://www.bortzautocollection.com/index.html) and his collection was even featured in the December 14, 2014 of the Wall Street Journal. 2 | P a g e Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club January February March April May June S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July August September October November December S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 May 20th CARS and COPS - 10:00am See page 7 for more information Sunday Collector's Car Garage, 2500 W. Bradley Place, Chicago June 16th FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT TOURS - 8:30am Saturday See pages 6 & 7 for more information August 19th Ken & Son's Fly-in, Poplar Grove Airport Sunday More info in next newsletter 2018 LCOC National Events May 2 - 8 • Eastern National Meet - Bradenton Florida July 11 - 15 • Mid America Meet - Minneapolis, Minnesota August 7 - 12 • Fifth Annual Lincoln Homecoming - Hickory Corners, Michigan October 17 - 21 • Western National Meet - Albuquerque, New Mexico New Members Bruce and Shirley Sutherland Brodhead, Wi 41 Zephyr 16H72 Coupe 3 | P a g e Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club Hi there everybody! Spring is here!! Finally!! Time to dust off those lovely Lincolns and start your engines. Hope to see you on the road soon. Be safe out there everyone! Anne WARNING MANUAL TRANSMISSION IF I ROLL INTO YOU, YOU ARE TOO CLOSE e are very sad to report that our club has lost a long W standing member and friend, Tom Minton. Tom joined the LCOC over 20 years ago. He was a very avid car lover who over the years campaigned his cars at LCOC National meets all over the US. His den is full of trophies and memorabilia from those trips as well as other car shows and events he participated in as a member of the other two clubs he belonged to, the Chicagoland Avanti Owners Association and the International Station Wagon Club. Long term relationships meant a lot to Tom. This even spilled over into his perspective about awards. Although he’d won multiple Lincoln Trophies, the Davis Trophy and the Emeritus, I never saw him more tickled by a win than when he got the one for the Preservation Division Award. Why? Because it had been the brain child of one of Tom’s friends and favorite LCOC members, Art Whitmire, who himself had passed a few years ago. When I finally achieved the Mattix Trophy with my own 1999 Town Car, Tom seemed as happy as I was. He was the reason I had begun showing it in the first place. My favorite photo from the meet is the one that was taken of Tom, my husband and I posed with the car and trophies in front of the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Tom was beaming easily as much as I was. Rest in peace Tom. You will be missed. Anne Zarzycki 4 | P a g e Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club Lake Lawn Resort & April Fun 5 | P a g e Newsletter - Lake Shore Region - Lincoln & Continental Owners Club NOTE: No fees are charged for either of these tours. WOW! We will gather at the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets, Pleasant Prairie, WI by 8:30 a.m. and leave for the first tour to S.C. Johnson Building at 9:00 a.m.