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The 1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe is true to a great heritage and designed for all formal occasions. It blends Lincoln precision with Lincoln-Zephyr style leadership. The powerful 292 c.i./V-12 engine, (with overdrive) gleaming like a jewel, is built to incredible standards of accuracy. The car’s lines, low and rakish, awaken admiration. Luxury is the keynote to all appointments … Those who originally purchased this fine automobile did so for its call to the open roads; for it’s modern grace and beauty; and for its superlative transportation.
Seats in the Coupe are wide, deep and luxurious. The upholstery is a combination of grey cord and blue leather. The instrument panel is finished mahogany; hardware in pale gold… Doors open, inside and out, by light pressure on built-in push buttons
The original Lincoln Continental, now referred to as the Mark I, is a classic automobile design, recognized for its outstanding aesthetic qualities by the New York Museum of Modern Art and others.
The original Continental is a recognized classic whose ageless beauty assures it of a permanent place in automotive history's hall of fame.
Weight: 3,890 lbs.
Coupes Produced: 850
1941 Selling Price: $2,812.00
You can own this rare, outstanding vehicle for $45,000.00.
Call Jim Altfeld at (818) 216-2903 for details.
In the late 1930s Edsel Ford, Henry Ford's only son, and president of the Ford Motor Company, wanted a unique, sporty car for his Florida winter vacation. Edsel, a sensitive man with sense of style, traveled extensively in Europe where he became familiar with the European long-hood, short-deck "Continental" look.
He asked Ford stylist Bob Gregory to design such a car.
Gregory used the Lincoln Zephyr as his base. It had been introduced in 1936 as a "junior" Lincoln, and had a futuristic teardrop design. In addition to being stylishly aerodynamic, the Zephyr was technically interesting. It had unit construction, and was the first car from Ford with an all-steel top. It offered an optional Columbia two-speed rear axle for quieter, more economical cruising.
For that "Continental" look, Gregory bobbed off the Zephyr's teardrop rear end, added a trunk, and mounted the spare vertically behind it. Sweeping the rear fenders back past the trunk gave a longer silhouette. He lowered the car 3.0 inches and stretched the hood 7.0 inches. The sensuously shaped Zephyr grille with its delicately curved narrow vertical bars was retained.
They decided to call it the Lincoln Continental, and the design was so successful Edsel's car was a sensation on the Florida country club circuit. He is said to have brought home 200 orders for Continentals. This pushed Ford into production of a car that had begun as a styling exercise for Edsel's personal car.
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