1941 Lincoln Limo Anyone is a photograph by Bobbee Rickard which was uploaded on August 16th, 2014.
1941 Lincoln Limo Anyone
This beautifully restored 1941 Lincoln Limousine is a jewel at every car show. Well restored, it captures the attention of everyone. Presented in... more
Title
1941 Lincoln Limo Anyone
Artist
Bobbee Rickard
Medium
Photograph - Photography-digital Art
Description
This beautifully restored 1941 Lincoln Limousine is a jewel at every car show. Well restored, it captures the attention of everyone. Presented in black and white to fit the era.
From Wikipedia:
The Lincoln Custom was a custom limousine and long-wheelbase touring sedan from Ford's Lincoln luxury division, manufactured only in 1941 and 1942 and the lower level series Lincoln produced in 1955. Initially it was a replacement for the large Model K Lincolns (produced from 1934�1939) and earlier luxury cars of the 1920s and 1930s. Later it was simply the lower level series.
The Lincoln Custom was based on the Lincoln-Zephyr, a smaller, unit-bodied, mid-range priced vehicle introduced in 1937 with a smaller 292 cu. inch V-12 (based on the Ford V-8). This car competed with the smaller Packard 110, Packard 120 and Cadillac Series 60 and La Salle; smaller cars introduced in the mid-30's to a shrinking luxury car market. The large Lincoln Model K sold 3024 units in 1934, the first year of its production and only 133 units in the last year, 1939. 1940 saw only the Zephyr and the higher priced Continental carrying the Lincoln name.[1]
The wheelbase of the Lincoln Custom was 138 inches (3.5 m) compared to the Zephyr's 125 inches (3.2 m). Both vehicles used the same V-12 engine that was enlarged for 1942 to 305 cubic inches (5,000 cc) with 130 horsepower (97 kW). The engine was the weakest point of the 1942 models, being very prone to overheating and premature wear. The 305 cubic inch version was reduced to a 292 cubic inches (4,790 cc), 120 horsepower (89 kW) version after World War II in an attempt to promote longevity. The V-12 was the only engine used in Lincolns until the new 1949 models came out with a flathead V-8 based on a Ford truck engine.
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August 16th, 2014
