Ford built 2 1939 Lincoln Brunn Convertible Victoria autos, both show cars. Brunn bodied cars are custom built, extremely rare and are hard to find. Collectors that have them generally won’t part with them. Overall, everything came together in the car: exciting styling, luxurious appointments, performance and handling. Henry Ford used Lincoln as a loss leader to prove he could build cars as well or better than any other car manufacturer. It is said that Ford lost money on every one that left the factory. The luxurious interiors of these cars demonstrate the “no expense spared” approach to over the top quality of this hand-built custom bodied car.
This Brunn is 1 of 2 made for NY World’s Fair & CA State Fair. The car was formerly owned by Don Sears & Don Connolly. This is a good dry Western original car with no undercoating. It ran & drove perfectly when purchased in 2007. We have always stored and maintained it in our climate-controlled building. Presently, this car is in running & driving condition. The previous owner had the engine completely rebuilt and all mechanical work by the late Ernie Foster with new bearings, valves, etc. We did a show quality paint job and hand pin-stripping 15 years ago. We re-chromed the bumpers and guards, headlight rims and hubcaps and installed new exact reproduction cloisonne hubcap medallions. New hood ornament. Correct wiper arms. Tires were new when we purchased the car. The interior & top are older restorations. The interior is a high quality vinyl in very good condition with no stains, holes or worn spots. The top is usable as is with some signs of wear but no holes. It will also make an excellent pattern. Windshield glass has some cloudy spots. It is simple flat glass.
We have restored many antique autos over the past 50 years. We can offer reasonably priced upholstery services for this car. Photos of some of our past work are available upon request.
