Vehicle Description
1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe� Same owner for the last 10 years 1
of 850 built in 1941 Volanta Coach Red exterior with a tan interior
and gold trim 292 CID V-12 engine Three-speed manual transmission
Trunk-mounted spare tire Helped establish the long-hood, short-deck
styling theme that still exists today� Wide White tires MotoeXotica
Classic Cars is pleased to offer this rare 1941 Lincoln Continental
Cabriolet. With just 850 built in 1941, you won't find many other
examples left. This rarely seen V12 Lincoln 2 door coupe was the
precipitant of an extensive correct restoration and it really
shows! We are selling this awesome vehicle to satisfy an estate for
a longtime friend. Dressed in Volanta Coach Maroon paint, the car's
exterior is in great shape, with a few minor blemishes visible at
close range. A quick way to identify the 41s are by the novel way
to open the doors, via pushbuttons. A second way is to see parking
lights perched atop the front fenders. All windows and windshield
are in good order and the vehicle's lights, including the amber
driving lights perched above the bumper, are also in good shape.
The coupe rolls on Firestone Deluxe Champion Gum-Dipped Tires with
wide whites, size 7.00-16, surrounding full Lincoln V-12 moon
hubcaps. All of the body panels are straight and in good shape and
the bumpers are in near-excellent condition. The engine bay is tidy
and the correct V12 engine looks marvelous! Similar in design to
the 90� Ford flathead V-8 introduced for 1932, the Lincoln-Zephyr H
Series V-12 had a narrower 75� between cylinder banks. The engine
used aluminum-alloy heads and cast-steel pistons, as well as two
water pumps. It also had a unique distributor with a coil assembly
that actually consisted of two coils, one for each cylinder bank.
Though the Zephyr V-12 no more resembled previous Lincoln engines
than the ubiquitous V-8 (despite sharing the latter's stroke), it
was more like a "12-cylinder Ford" than a classic multi-cylinder
powerplant in character. Ford improved the engine by adopting
hydraulic valve lifters for 1938 and cast-iron heads and oiling
improvements for 1942. Inside, the tan leather and cloth seats are
in excellent condition, the vehicle's matching carpet is in very
good order. The headliner is in similar condition and the dashboard
is in one piece and sprinkled with gold trim, as are all of the
interior trim pieces. The wipers and the horn are inoperable. The
two-spoke steering wheel is in great shape, the door panels are in
very good order and the mirrors and shift lever are in good
condition. The clock in the dash still ticks and finishing off the
interior's look is the factory AM deluxe radio. What started as
Edsel Ford's custom-bodied personal car to tool around Florida
during a vacation in 1939 became Lincoln's signature model. Styled
by Bob Gregorie, the original Continental was one of the first cars
to recognized as more than a machine by New York's Museum of Modern
Art and the Classic Car Club of America. Gregorie used the
Lincoln-Zephyr as the Continental's starting point. The Continental
was seven inches lower than the standard Lincoln, eliminating the
need for running boards for ingress and egress. The hood was nearly
parallel to the front fenders. Chrome was confined to the grille
and instead of door handles, Gregorie specified the pushbuttons.
Competition to this Lincoln in 1941 included Cadillac's Series 62
coupe Chrysler's New Yorker Coupe and Packard's 180 Coupe. GET OUT
AND DRIVE!!! This car is currently located at our facility in St.
Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 1,110 miles
presumed to be since the car was restored. It is sold as is, where
is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt Missouri title. VIN:
H122593 Note: Please see full terms and conditions listed below
that pertain to the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.