European group on coast to coast tour stops in Sidney

On an overcast summer day, with a cool breeze—rare of late—blowing through their windows, 200 tourists in 80 old cars pulled into Sidney on Saturday.

The group is from Norway, Denmark and Sweden. They are driving across the U.S. on the Lincoln Highway, in celebration of the storied road and its centennial. The column of American and foreign makes left New York's Times Square on July 1, bound for San Francisco.

Norwegian Morten Ruud, traveling with his wife Annstine and his father Jan-Erik transported their 1987 Citroen from Europe to take part in the event.

“It was an experience to g...