Hot Rod Lincoln was recorded as an answer song in 1955. It was written by Charlie Ryan (who had also recorded a version of Hot Rod Race) and W. S. Stevenson. It was first recorded by Ryan, recording as Charlie Ryan and The Livingston Brothers.Gotham Records issue 412. It begins, "You heard the story of the hot rod race, where the Fords and Lincolns were setting the pace...I was the kid in the Model A." The 1959 version, on 4 Star, as Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders, is probably better known. The version that may be considered most popular is Johnny Bond's 1960 hit on Republic Records. Bond's Lincoln has eight cylinders ("and uses them all") rather than the 12 cylinders pulling Ryan's Model A. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen's may be the best known version today. It was released in 1972 and went to #9 on the Billboard charts. Cody's version is essentially true to the original--with only minor changes. The songs are a def

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