While Facebook Marketplace is considered by many to be a breeding ground for junk peddlers and scam artists, every once in a while you find a gem or two.  Perhaps the most amazing classic car deal of the year is currently lurking in that den of iniquity in the form of two full classics in dusty, but good condition.  If you are interested in acquiring two full-classic Lincolns, this pair of 1937 and 1939 Lincoln Model K sedans for sale on Facebook Marketplace in Ogden, Utah are worth your attention.  These amazing examples of the Ford Motor Company’s finest prewar offerings are being offered at $15,000 each, or in a package deal for $25,000.  Would you like to tool around in a twelve-cylinder Lincoln for the price of a good Model A?  Thanks to Zappenduster for this incredible tip!

Henry Ford made his name by mass-producing his beloved Model T Ford on a scale nobody thought possible.  Over fifteen million of these very simple and well-thought-out automobiles rolled off multiple assembly lines worldwide.  It was followed up by the handsome and somewhat more modern Model A.  All told, five million more Fords were added to the rolls.  In this formative period for the company, there are scores of anecdotes about Henry Ford’s parsimoniousness and relentless zeal for simplicity and economy.  Design changes were few, custom touches were unheard of, and punching out as many cars as possible was the mission of the man and the company that bore his name.

Edsel Ford was cut from a different cloth than his father.  He had a taste for the finer things in life and his influence in the design of Ford’s automobiles helped the company immensely.  Yet it was Edsel who convinced his famously difficult-to-deal-with father that they should have an entry into the higher end of the automobile market.  Ford Motor Company thus acquired the Lincoln Motor Company from Henry Leyland and his son Wilfred in February 1922.  The Leylands stayed on to guide the company but were quickly shown the door and replaced at the top by Edsel Ford.  Under Edsel’s leadership, and still under the watchful eye of his father, Lincoln soon took its place on the short list of high-end American luxury cars.  Much of what went on at Lincoln was in stark contrast to the way business was run on the Ford side.  Lincolns were largely hand-built and the finest materials were used in their construction.  Customers were given the choice of factory-built bodies, custom bodies crafted by Lincoln, or having their purchase sent to one of a select number of custom houses for completion.

In 1931, Lincoln entered the market with an all-new and much more powerful automobile.  The Model K, powered by a hulking V-12 engine, boasted a longer chassis and a dizzying array of body styles.  Despite the onset of the Great Depression, this car soon took its place alongside similar products from Duesenberg, Pierce-Arrow, and Cadillac’s V-12 and V-16 offerings.  The model was produced until 1939.  By that time, custom-bodied automobiles had fallen out of fashion and Lincoln’s lower-tier line of automobiles was selling well enough to necessitate refocusing the brand’s efforts in that direction.  One of the last Model Ks to leave the factory in 1939 served as the famous “Sunshine Special” presidential limousine for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

K Series Lincolns are today regarded as full classics by the CCCA and are highly sought after by the Pebble Beach and Amelia Island set.  They are an outstanding example of the craftsmanship of the time and the determination of the Ford Motor Company to prove to the world that their products were equal to any other company.  Unfortunately, the collector car world is changing and cars such as this are finding their way onto the internet when they previously would exchange hands through word of mouth or at auction.  Prices are also plummeting for all but the most unique examples.  To find the two Model K Lincolns seen here decades ago would have been akin to finding The Lost Dutchman’s Mine.  Now we see situations such as this with alarming regularity.

The cars featured on Facebook Marketplace are both four-door sedans and likely wear factory bodies. The gold one is a 1937 model with a 136 ” wheelbase and a 414 cubic inch V-12 that currently does not run. Pictures show a car that would probably clean up well enough to be presentable, but the lack of interior shots and the tiny bit of information in the ad may hint that more work is needed to return this car to the road.

While the pictures make the 1939 sedan look black, the ad states that it is painted green.  It sits on a 145″ wheelbase and the seller tells us it is one of only 25 produced in the K’s final year.  It too is powered by a non-running 414 cubic-inch V-12 with 150 horsepower and probably enough torque to pull a house down.  It also looks very presentable, but the lack of pictures and information in the ad raises questions.

It is sad to think these once special cars have entered a period where their prices don’t reflect just how special they are.  Fortunately, the ad was marked sold just before I sent this article in to be published.  Hopefully, this fall in value placed them in the hands of someone who never thought they would own such magnificent automobiles.  With each dark cloud, there is truly a silver lining.  You have to look hard for it though.

Would you take a chance on a pair of full-classics like these Lincolns?  What other classics do you have your eyes on if prices continue to plummet on such vehicles?  Please share your thoughts in the comments.