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Car Connections: Lincoln, Ford, and Dodge

Welcome to the latest installment of Car Connections! If you’re not familiar with this series, here’s how it works: I get three words from the Random Word Generator, then link them to automobiles in some way. This week’s words are stuff, tin, and reduce. How would you associate these words with cars? Tell us in the Comments section below. (And click here for more Car Games!)

2025 Lincoln Navigator L Black Label (Photo courtesy of Lincoln)

Stuff: Stuffing. Stove Top stuffing. Stovepipe. Stovepipe hat. Hat. Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln! I’ll pick one. How about the Navigator, which offers a 10-minute Rejuvenate experience?

Photo courtesy of Lincoln

According to the automaker, “The driver’s seat slides rearward, reclines, warms slightly and begins massaging. The steering wheel moves up and away. And calming visuals fill the center stack and panoramic display, complemented by ambient lighting and soothing sounds as a subtle fragrance fills the cabin.” That sounds a lot more relaxing than a night at the theater!

Ford Model T (Photo courtesy of Ford From the Road)

Tin: This immediately made me think of Lincoln’s mass-market sibling Ford. Why? “Tin Lizzie,” one of the many nicknames for the Model T of the early 20th century. The Blue Oval offers a couple of potential explanations for its origin: It was inspired by either the female name “Lizzie” that was popular at the time or a famous Model T race car named “Old Liz.” Either way, it certainly has more of a ring to it than “Pewter Elizabeth.”

2016 Dodge Viper GTC (Photo courtesy of Stellantis)

Reduce: Brakes reduce speed. A decade ago, I took a 2016 Dodge Viper GTC for four pro-guided laps around the Texas Motor Speedway. During the final lap, my instructor Moses told me to open up the 645-horsepower 8.4-liter V-10 and blast down the straightaway, which I was happy to do.

Photo courtesy of Stellantis

Once we reached the beginning of a line of cones, Moses had me slam on the brakes. They reduced the Viper’s speed — and the resulting g-forces reduced the amount of wrinkles in my face (which felt it was going to be pulled off my head). The Dodge Viper: Hated by 10 out of 10 plastic surgeons.


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