Glenister 1936
1932 Lincoln Roadster front left
Lincoln is the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and acquired by Ford in 1922, Lincoln has manufactured vehicles since the 1920s. Leland named the brand after his longtime hero Abraham Lincoln.
The 1932 Depression sunk car sales to pre-WWI levels whilst over 12 million people were unemployed. Edsel Ford, President of the Lincoln division, saw a sales opportunity at the top end of the market. Correctly figuring luxury cars like Pierce-Arrow and Duesenberg would not survive, Lincoln developed the new luxurious “KB” series— featuring a massive 447 cubic inch V-12 engine and an enormous 145-inch wheelbase. Weighing over 2 tons, costing more than the average house, and with bodies built by the great coach makers at the Walter Murphy Co., only 30 Sport Phaetons and 3 Sports Roadsters were built in 1932, but they helped Lincoln gain its place as one of America’s premier luxury auto marques
A matching-numbers automobile and one of a mere 125 LeBaron KB convertible roadsters ever produced, this car received a thorough restoration which was completed in the mid-1980s and the car presents very well. When the top is lowered it folds below the belt line, adding to the car's impressively long and dashing appearance. Here is a classic car that gracefully combines a sophisticated, sporty style with a memorable presence and an aura of the highest quality inside and out. The ease of driving smoothness these cars deliver may come as a revelation to those not familiar with the operation of a KB.
1932 Lincoln Roadster front left
Lincoln is the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and acquired by Ford in 1922, Lincoln has manufactured vehicles since the 1920s. Leland named the brand after his longtime hero Abraham Lincoln.
The 1932 Depression sunk car sales to pre-WWI levels whilst over 12 million people were unemployed. Edsel Ford, President of the Lincoln division, saw a sales opportunity at the top end of the market. Correctly figuring luxury cars like Pierce-Arrow and Duesenberg would not survive, Lincoln developed the new luxurious “KB” series— featuring a massive 447 cubic inch V-12 engine and an enormous 145-inch wheelbase. Weighing over 2 tons, costing more than the average house, and with bodies built by the great coach makers at the Walter Murphy Co., only 30 Sport Phaetons and 3 Sports Roadsters were built in 1932, but they helped Lincoln gain its place as one of America’s premier luxury auto marques
A matching-numbers automobile and one of a mere 125 LeBaron KB convertible roadsters ever produced, this car received a thorough restoration which was completed in the mid-1980s and the car presents very well. When the top is lowered it folds below the belt line, adding to the car's impressively long and dashing appearance. Here is a classic car that gracefully combines a sophisticated, sporty style with a memorable presence and an aura of the highest quality inside and out. The ease of driving smoothness these cars deliver may come as a revelation to those not familiar with the operation of a KB.