Western Region LCOC Blog
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Store…
Like most of you I've been sheltering at home during the COVID-19 emergency, wearing a face mask in public and practicing social distancing. There are no car shows this spring and even the Pebble Beach Concours Week this August and other festivities are casualties of...
LCOC Joins with “Rattys” at Heroes Grill Brunch
No sooner had the noisemakers and party hats been put aside from New Year's Eve than LCOC members joined with the Rattys----fellow 'slabside' '60s Lincoln owners----at a January meet-up and brunch at Heroes Grill in downtown Fullerton. About 20 convertibles and...
Historic Downey Landmarks Highlight Car Club Driving Tour
Tucked away in and around Downey, a suburb roughly 13 miles southeast of Los Angeles, lay landmarks and relics of 20th century culture that carry heavy influence even today. Thanks to our friends from the Great Autos car club some of us from LCOC got to experience...
Restoring Ms Scarlett—a Member’s Labor of Love
The calendar has rolled around to April and Daylight Savings Time is here. That can only mean one thing---It’s Spring and time to get that project car out of mothballs and ready for show season. Read below to see how one LCOC member lovingly restored his 1962...
Project or Parts Cars On Craig’s List
If any club member is looking for a project or parts car - I see a '56 Mark II (https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/livermore-1956-lincoln-mark-ii/6832588733.html) and '57 Premiere (https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/lower-lake-1957-lincoln/6845130078.html) on...
Last Chance to Order Advance Parking Passes and Pay for the Classic Auto Show
PARKING: Today is the LAST CALL to order ADVANCE parking passes and trailer parking passes. Must be purchased by END OF DAY, 2/20/19 for ALL advance orders. After this date, space in the Lot G at the $9 / Weekend Pass and $18 / Trailer Weekend Pass...
Long-time Lincoln Land Employee Passes Away
Chris Dunn of Lincoln Land posted the following on Facebook this morning. "We are saddened to share the news that Lincoln Land has lost one of our own... For the past 35 years Denise Armentrout has been a valued employee, and devoted friend to us as well as our...
Do You Know the REAL Story Behind the U.S. Interstate Highway System?
On the eve of our planned trip to Tucson, Arizona, for the annual meeting of LCOC National, a one-day, 475-mile trip from southern California over excellent freeways all the way, I can't help but wonder what this effort would have been like 100 years ago. A...
Our Adventures on the Lincoln Road… Again
No sooner did we (Elayne Bendel and Jim Ayres) get back from the annual Mike Cunningham Wine Country Picnic in Sonoma on October 13th than we were off again on another long-distance road trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the LCOC (Lincoln and Continental...
Charles Humphreys Long-Time Western Region Member Passes Away
Sadly we report that on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, long-time Western Region member, Charlie Humphreys of Ridgecrest passed away after a short battle with cancer. He was 87 years old. He was an avid car collector and took great pride in the cars he had restored over the...