Ford purchased Lincoln in 1922, so this Lincoln was built by Ford with a body built by Brunn. It’s listed here on eBay in Tomball, Texas. Bidding is over $12,000 and the reserve is not yet met. This Lincoln was in a collection until 35 years ago when it traded hands and was stored in a warehouse. These dual-cowl Lincolns are rare. This one is mostly complete and has had no restoration work performed after being recovered from storage. It looks nice, on the outside anyway. The Brunn bodied cars were often crafted out of aluminum. There is just the one rust hole in the radiator shell. The wood body frame is said to be in very good condition.
The leather upholstery is long gone but the rest of the interior is still complete.
The back seat is in better condition than the front.
This is a 90 horsepower 384 CID flathead V8. It does turn but several important bits seem to be missing like the Stromberg downdraft carb, distributor, dipstick, upper radiator hose and such.
The paint and bodywork look nice from this angle as well. The battery cover is missing, so a new one will need to be sourced or made. The top will no doubt need replacing but the bows are there. Ten years ago restored Lincolns from this era were six figure cars. Now, values have dropped by about half. Perhaps the dual-cowl cars are more valuable than other Lincolns. If a collector wants one badly enough and no others are for sale, then perhaps someone might be willing to purchase this Lincoln and restore it even at an inflated price. I hope the buyer doesn’t over restore it, but keeps it as original as possible.
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