Curt Richard Lincoln was born on the 8th October 1918 in Stockholm, Sweden. He served as a military chauffeur during the War of Continuation (1941-1944) against the Soviet Union. During 1947 and 1948 he raced hydroplanes with some success. In 1949 he switched to 500cc cars, initially with the KG Special and an Effyh and later with Cooper Nortons. Curt was a founder of the Finnish 500 Club and raced continually through the 50s with considerable success in Sweden and Finland and the occasional foray to Germany. He also raced Jaguar D Types, Ferraris and in Formula Junior and retired from competition in 1961.