1946 Lincoln Continental Conv.

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1946 Lincoln Continental Conv.

The company was founded In August 1917 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac (originally the Henry Ford Company). He left the Cadillac division of General Motors during World War I and formed the Lincoln Motor Company to build Liberty aircraft engines with his son Wilfred. After the war, the company’s factories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles.
The result became the Continental, eventually the most important car made by Lincoln; by the time it ended production in 1948, 5322 were built, almost entirely by hand. The Zephyr, on which it was based, stopped production in early 1942 when Ford converted to war work, and was not revived

Design & Styling

1946 Lincoln Continental

Unlike the flashy American style of the time, it was very tasteful in its design. It did not use chrome, two-tone paint, or sharp styling cues to accentuate its beauty. At the front was an egg-crate style grille and straight fenders. The hood was long and curvy, perfect for concealing the 6-liter engine. Mounted on the hood and in the back was the four-pointed star that later became Lincoln’s emblem.

Interior


Technical Specs

Technical Specifications

The Lincoln 368 cubic-inch V8 was matted to a Lincoln three-speed automatic transmission. The back had the signature Lincoln spare-tire hidden in the trunk lid. Though sharing many similarities with the Thunderbird, these were completely different machines. The Continentals were mostly hand made; the paint was applied multiple times and then sanded, double-lacquered, and polished.

  • Year:
    1946

  • Color:
    Black

  • Engine
    4998 cc | 305.0 cu in. | 5.0 L

  • Type:
    1946 Lincoln Continental

  • 0-60 mph:
    18.6 seconds

  • Top Speed:
    121 km/h (75 mph)

  • Transmission
    3 speed manual transmission

  • Body/Chassis
    2 door convertible coupe

Cool Facts

The Continental’s spare tire mount was so distinctive, those who work on custom cars still call adding a similar mount a “Continental kit“



 

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