1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet Mk. 1 || SOLD

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Beautiful, exotic and rare. 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 made 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.

Finished in Opal Blue Green, the car’s paint and trim are in overall very good order. The car’s white, power-folding top is in good, original condition. 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 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 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. Completing the interior is a factory AM radio.

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.

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.

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 title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!

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[mcc]

You look like a Hollywood movie producer, head of the Studio in that v12 Lincoln. Great job on this video. Thanks for sharing this info here. I may never see V12 Continental in real life, but we can always enjoy this video.

[edcain]

Smooth V-12, But in Need of Either a 4 Barr.or Additional Large 2 Barr., If Someone Could Adapt the Intake or Use A Later Lincoln Intake to Take the Additional Cfms.