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Towards the end of last year, the Lincoln Motor Company unveiled its concept model for a new kind of Lincoln Navigator at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Back in 1959, when Norman Hoskins was 12, his father won a Continental Owners Club event and forever cemented Norman’s love for watching his father care for and show his Lincoln Continental. Now, 55 years later, Norman owns a nearly identical version of his father’s winning car.

The engineers at Lincoln Motor Company knew that they needed to build an engine that matched the sophisticated, supple exterior on the all-new Lincoln MKZ. This knowledge fueled the development of the available 3.0-liter twin turbocharged V6 engine, which generates 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque.

Yesterday, we learned the impressive news that the 2017 Lincoln MKZ is the recent recipient of a Top Safety Pick+ designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The 2017 Lincoln MKZ boasts an upgraded front-end structure that helped it achieve the highest possible rating of "good" for all five crashworthiness assessments, including the difficult small overlap front test which represents a frontal collision in which a small portion of the vehicles front end is involved. With less mass to absorb the crash, small overlap collisions are generally among the most violent...

"The impeccable restoration has allowed him to exhibit the limousine at various car shows. And the rarity of the 1937 Lincoln K Judkins means that it leaves a lasting impression wherever it goes....'They only built around 265 [of these cars], so it wasn’t a mass-produced car,' John says....And it is exactly that uniqueness, combined with its storied past, that drew him to this particular Lincoln K Judkins."

We're done with Monday but we still have quite a ways to go until the weekend. This #Travel Tuesday, take a break and refresh yourself with a little mental getaway to Detroit, where the historic Eastern Market keeps thousands of people full and happy. The Lincoln Now piece above has more info.

“We’re in a media revolution spurred by the growth of the Internet, by the increasing growth of an individual’s ability to express themselves. We now have people who sit in their bedrooms and make product that is interesting and provocative, and in a sense, empowering. I love the idea that, to a certain extent, the barriers to entry have been lessened and, as a result, we’re seeing all kinds of interesting people make their way in ways that we couldn’t have imagined even five years ago.”

“Any farmer, any craftsman who makes things with their hands, would have to feel fulfilled when something that you’ve made comes out perfect. It—there’s just no way to make it any better. The rest would be up to nature, but we did everything a human hand could do. And that’s an act of creation that’s fulfilling, stimulating, and that doesn’t change day to day, week to week, year to year, decade to decade."

“If you’ve ever seen an old Western movie, where a guy is dragging his knife on his belt, that kind of thing, that’s stropping, technically. Stropping with a straight razor is a pretty specific skill that you really have to learn if you’re going to get into straight shaving. It maintains the edge, keeps it keen and clean.”

A hot-off-the-presses Lincoln Now piece called "Choose Your Own Adventure" tells the tale of Jeff Manwaring and his Park City, Utah outdoor adventure company. Exclusive Excursions offers a variety of seasonal activities that can help guests get back to nature and learn new skills, like how to start a campfire.