Word: lincoln
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Whisked from the White House lawn to Washington National Airport by a Marine Corps helicopter, President Eisenhower flew to New York in Columbine III, sped to Park Avenue's Waldorf-Astoria in his bubble-top Lincoln. In his 35th-floor...
Masonic Secrecy. The model changes, as usual, were treated with the secrecy of a Masonic initiation. But it was an open secret that only Cadillac and Lincoln will be content with a minor facelift. Chevrolet has a completely new rear end. The rounded gull-wing tail is gone, replaced by outflaring V-shaped fins. General Motors' 1959 Chevy will also be lower, has a big increase in glass area, new grille and bumpers...
...night was cool and windless as the runners lined up in Dublin's new Santry Stadium. Besides Elliott and Ireland's Hero Delany, the field included New Zealand Schoolteacher Murray Halberg, two other Australians: Merv Lincoln and Albert Thomas, a stubby little (5 ft. 5 in.) clerk from Sydney...
Thomas got off in front, set a killing pace for the quarter (56 sec.) and the half (1:58). Then Lincoln and Elliott surged past him, battled for the lead through the third quarter. But as the bell clanged for the final lap, Elliott went into high gear. His muscular legs churning, he left the field behind with an astounding 55.5-sec. final quarter. As 20,000 fans shrieked approval, Elliott finished 12 yds. in front in an unbelievable 3:54.5, far under the 3:58 listed record of Australia's John Landy. Lincoln was second...
...comparatively chrome-free, conservative "comeback car" in a "complete break with the past." The longer, lower, wider '59, which will come out in mid-September, will taper from its flaring, high-finned rear to its shovel-snouted front. It will have slanting double headlights like the 1958 Lincoln's, and bigger front and rear windows. Only this year's toothy aluminum grille will remain...