1939 Lincoln Zephyr in your face
An absolutely superb Rod modification of this Zephyr. A show stopper in every way
In late 1935, Edsel Ford conceived the Zephyr as a model, down from the very expensive Lincoln K series (that competed with Packard, Cadillac etc, for the $$ of the very wealthy) and aimed at he Chrysler Airstream, Cadillac LaSalle, and the Packard One-Twenty, who had successfully tapped into the upper middle class market. At that time Ford had only the Ford brand for the Hoi-Paloi and the Lincoln for the very wealthy, and the competition had long tapped into the various levels between the two extremes. It would be a few years before Edsel introduced the Mercury.
As a 'streamlined' design the Lincoln-Zephyr actually had a lower drag coefficient than the Airflow, The Zephyr was powered by a small 75° V12 engine developed from Ford's Flathead V8 and unrelated to the larger K-series Lincoln V12 engines. The valve-in-block flathead engine was quite compact, allowing a low hood. Excepting for some Ford trucks, the Zephyr was the first Ford product to have an all-steel roof. With the axing of the larger K series Lincolns in 1940, the Zephyr was the basis for the post-war Lincolns with the Zephyr name not surviving the war.
1939 Lincoln Zephyr in your face
An absolutely superb Rod modification of this Zephyr. A show stopper in every way
In late 1935, Edsel Ford conceived the Zephyr as a model, down from the very expensive Lincoln K series (that competed with Packard, Cadillac etc, for the $$ of the very wealthy) and aimed at he Chrysler Airstream, Cadillac LaSalle, and the Packard One-Twenty, who had successfully tapped into the upper middle class market. At that time Ford had only the Ford brand for the Hoi-Paloi and the Lincoln for the very wealthy, and the competition had long tapped into the various levels between the two extremes. It would be a few years before Edsel introduced the Mercury.
As a 'streamlined' design the Lincoln-Zephyr actually had a lower drag coefficient than the Airflow, The Zephyr was powered by a small 75° V12 engine developed from Ford's Flathead V8 and unrelated to the larger K-series Lincoln V12 engines. The valve-in-block flathead engine was quite compact, allowing a low hood. Excepting for some Ford trucks, the Zephyr was the first Ford product to have an all-steel roof. With the axing of the larger K series Lincolns in 1940, the Zephyr was the basis for the post-war Lincolns with the Zephyr name not surviving the war.