Vehicle Description
1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet Same local Missouri owner for
the past 13 years! Older restoration to like original condition
Number 702 of 738 Continental Cabriolets made in 1947 292 CID
Flathead V-12 engine; the last of the V-12 Lincolns everproduced
Three-speed manual transmission with 4.22 gearing Opal Blue Green
exterior with cloth power-folding top and two-tone green leather
interior Power windows, four-wheel hydraulic brakes Original wiring
and Continental kit Hidden cruise control, doors open via
pushbuttons Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic Own
this Vehicle from $609 per month-call 636-600-4600 Beautiful, rare
and stately. How many 70-year-old boulevard cruisers do you
remember with a V-12 engine under the hood? MotoeXotica Classic
Cars presents this 1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet. This
example, 702 out of 738 produced that year, is ultra-rare today and
was made at Ford's Lincoln Assembly in Detroit, Michigan. This
example is also one of the last of the Lincoln V-12s. It presents
as original condition courtesy of an older restoration by the
previous loving owner for the past 13 years. Finished in a stately
Opal Blue Green, the car's paint and trim are in overall very good
order. The car's cloth top is in good, original condition and
operates manually only. The car's hand-crafted bodywork is straight
and solid, it has its original wiring, pushbuttons open the doors
instead of handles, the engine bay is very tidy, the rear wheels
have deep skirts, the battery appears new, out back is the spare
tire kit that started it all - a Continental, and the car's chrome
bumpers are in good, original condition. There's even a third brake
light just above the rear license plate. This Lincoln rolls on
Goodyear Custom Super Cushion wide whitewall radial tires with
wheels topped by factory wheel covers. The tires and wheels are all
in good, original condition. Under the hood is Lincoln's 292 CID
Flathead V-12 engine. Though it was 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 and a
Chandler-Grove two-barrel carburetor. Initial power output was
quoted as 110 horsepower at 3,900 rpm, a rather high-power peak for
the period. The torque curve was quite flat, however, with at least
180 pounds/feet available from 3,500 rpm all the way down to 400
rpm, which made for incredible top-gear performance. 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. Backing this V-12 motor was a three-speed,
column-shifted manual transmission and a 4.22:1 rear end. Driver
convenience feature includes hidden cruise control and four-wheel
hydraulic brakes. Inside, the car's two-tone green leather interior
is in overall good order. The dark green front and rear bench seats
are in great shape while the contrasting green carpet is in good,
original order. The stock, two-spoke steering wheel is in very good
order, as are in the inner door panels and instrument panel. The
speedometer is inoperable and is in need of a new cable. The wipers
are also inoperable. Completing the interior is a factory AM radio.
The Lincoln Continental made its debut in 1940 and stemmed from
Edsel Ford's desire to build a high class, stylish luxury model to
compete with the finest marques of Europe. Designed by E.T. "Bob"
Gregorie, the Continental shared many characteristics of the
Lincoln-Zephyr, including the legendary flathead V-12 engine. For
the 1942 model year, all Lincoln models were given squared-up
fenders, and a revised grille. The result was a boxier, somewhat
heavier look in keeping with then-current design trends, but
perhaps less graceful in retrospect. Nineteen fourty-two production
was shortened, following the entry of the United States into World
War II; the attack on Pearl Harbor led to the suspension of
production of automobiles for civilian use. After World War II, the
Lincoln division of Ford returned the Continental to production as
a 1946 model; Lincoln dropped the Zephyr nomenclature following the
war, so the postwar Continental was derived from the standard
Lincoln (internally H-Series). To attract buyers, the design was
refreshed with updated trim, distinguished by a new grille. For
1947, walnut wood trim was added to the interior. Following the
death of Edsel Ford in 1943, Ford Motor Company re-organized its
corporate management structure, which led to the 1946 departure of
the Continental's designer, Bob Gregorie. 1948 would become the
last year for the Continental, as the division sought to redevelop
its new 1949 model line as Mercurys; the expensive personal-luxury
car no longer had a role at Lincoln. The 1939-1948 Continental is
recognized as a "Full Classic" by the Classic Car Club of America,
one of the last-built cars to be so recognized. As of 2015, the
1948 Lincoln Continental and 1948 Lincoln were the last cars
produced and sold by a major U.S. automaker with a V-12 engine.
Competition to this Continental in 1947 included Buick's Series 50
Super Convertible, Cadillac's Series 62 Convertible Club Coupe,
Chrysler's New Yorker Town and Country and Windsor convertible
coupes, Hudson's Commodore Eight Brougham Convertible, Jaguar's
3.5L Drophead Coupe, Mercury's Club Convertible, Oldsmobile's 98
Custom 8 Cruiser Convertible Coupe and Pontiac's Torpedo 8
Convertible Coupe. If you desire one of the most sought-after
collector cars made just after World War II ended, then you should
definitely make a point to stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars to
check out this '47 Lincoln. VIN: 7H172270 Body#: 5EH 56 702 This
car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 74,166 miles. It is sold as
is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt Missouri title.
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