Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Auburn
Fall event, 30 August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$60,000 - $80,000
Offered from the Calumet CollectionAn exceptionally rare coachbuilt
limousineFactory dual air conditioning systems; reportedly one of
13 so-fittedRecipient of an award-winning two-year restoration by
the collection's own shop315-hp, 340-cu. in. OHV V-8 and Twin Range
Turbo Drive automatic transmission55,081 miles recorded at the time
of cataloguingThe first available for public sale in many years
To compete with the factory limousines offered by both Cadillac and
Chrysler, in 1959 and 1960 Lincoln offered a Continental formal
sedan and limousine, built to order by Ohio coachbuilders Hess &
Eisenhardt, the same shop that built U.S. Presidential limousines.
These cars were based upon standard Continental sedans, but were
outfitted with padded formal rooflines, more luxurious custom
interior fittings, and, in the case of the limousine, a division
window.
The Calumet Collection's example was one of only 34 limousines
produced in 1960, and was reportedly one of 13 fitted with dual air
conditioning units - separate systems for both the front and rear
compartments - as well as front and rear push-button radios, and
power windows. According to Hess & Eisenhardt historian Thomas
McPherson, these are identical to features used on a car supplied
to the Kennedy Administration. Part of the Collection since 2005,
it was immaculately restored over a two-year period by their own
in-house restoration facility, and has since won several awards at
Southern California concours d'elegance. Undoubtedly it is among
the finest surviving examples of this extraordinarily rare model,
and certainly one of the few available for sale.To view this car
and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.
