1939 Lincoln model k
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- Today on what it’s like 1939 Lincoln model K this one is a custom built one off car built for the queen of great Britain’s mom when they toured Canada in 1939.. 
Cool Comparisons in this episode enjoy
In the episode I say this looks like a Mercedes I didn’t say which one it looks like 55 300SC which came out almost 20 years after this design so should be corrected Mercedes copied that look the cedes looks like lincoln..
This car is currently on display at Canton classic automotive Canton Ohio be sure to check that place out they only have cars that you read about there for more information pricing and hours of operation be sure to click the link below after this show
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My fav was "Walking on the sun" @@What.its.like.
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That was another cool song
I liked scars, A friend of mine dated a girl who said he cared too much reminds me of that song..
Many pre-WW2 cars had their gas filler on the "Curb Side" Passenger side because early gas stations were pumps on the side-walks outside of hardware stores.
Very true
_... early gas stations were pumps on the side-walks outside of hardware stores._
That's an interesting tid bit!
@@josephgaviota- and pharmacy stores for some reason
Sadly, this car’s passing also marked the end of an era for non-sealed beam headlights. Government regulations required all cars to switch to using sealed beams lasting from 1940 until 1983. So beautifully styled headlamps as on the 39 Lincoln became more bug-eyed, as did all cars afterwards. However, sealed beams were easy to obtain and replace with no special lenses. And unlike all of today’s cars with polycarbonate lenses they don’t turn yellow.
Imagine trying to find a replacement lens for those headlamps today. They're gorgeous tho.
@@billolsen4360 Very true and that was a problem even back then, they were made of glass. The same is true of our current polycarbonate headlights- for every car is different, even the LEDs are different from car to car. My old Corolla had a rock chip in one of the polycarbonate lenses, if I still had that car I would have had to go to a junkyard for a replacement.
Packard 12
Lincoln K
You do know that the motor in the Zephyrs was a completely different V12.
The comparison of the red 1936 and green 1939 were on different coach builders.there was a more similar sedan in 1939 to the 1936.
Yeah most definitely I was looking at doing Lincoln V12 episode and those two engines are different the engine in the K is definitely the better engine
Yeah that comparison was a bit botched so many different coach builders Lincoln had working for them.. and honestly that’s why there wasn’t hasn’t been any comparisons it’s really hard to compare cars are custom built.. or in the Windsor case one/two year production..
Great choices and thank you so much for pointing all of that out =)
4:40 Always liked round gauges best. 9:18 Yes, the roof does get higher in the rear compartment from where you're standing, but from the side-view photos you provided, it really doesn't on the 1939 model. The fancy back seat people may have to take off their top hats. The passenger compartment does bulge out to give a wider seating area in the rear, that's probably why the running board gets so much narrower the further back you go. Love this LIncoln's headlamps & tail-lamps. The rear folding trunk rack is really inventive, fancy Wall Street tycoons have to sail to Europe on the Queen Mary, you know, and take lots of stuff with em. WYR: 1. Packard 2. The 39 Continental, naturally. That was the car Sonny Corleone got shot in.
Great choices
What I was seeing and what was being captured on video or two different things that car looks weird in person like you can physically see the front isn’t as tall as the back but it didn’t portray on film for some reason.. I didn’t know that that was a one off car until after the fact
Nice car, but given the choice, I’d pick the ‘36 thank you
You’re right about the 39 looking like a Mercedes, or the other way atound. I could see a 67 220s I think they were called
I couldn’t find the model Mercedes-Benz that it looked like I didn’t realize it was a 1950s model.. that’s crazy to me.. i’m not a huge Mercedes Benz fan especially after 1950 maybe one day I’ll make an episode of why I dislike that company so much.. idk it’s not like I have a vendetta against that company or anything it’s just they are nothing what they claim to be
Thanks for showing one of the grand model K Lincolns, both dashes look great. Love that classic 30's Ford-Lincoln glass headlight design. First pick 39 Packard 12, second 39 Lincoln Continental hands down.
Ditto from me...I've never seen anyone review a Model K Lincoln. What a great review!
I absolutely love covering the stuff no one else covers.. I think this channel is mostly a 30s 40s 50s some 60s channel but we focus on the orphan cars, don’t get me wrong we cover everything but there’s just something about the cars that are no longer around anymore that it’s just it’s just really cool.
The crazy thing to me about this car is it has a Mercedes-Benz look but Mercedes-Benz is the one that copied the look 20 years later.. honestly that’s a great entry way into an episode cars that stole looks from other cars that wasn’t part of the same decade..
The headlights on this model was very interesting
A very unique Lincoln with some nice patina! Thank you for featuring my one of my favorite makes, Jay.
Awesome glad you dig this episode more Lincoln k coming eventually that museum has a few, in different years and body styles
@@What.its.like.yes, please.
I already have a Cadillac and a Lincoln. I do need a Packard. Thank you for this presentation.
Awesome what year is your Cadillac in your Lincoln which one do you like better?
These grand old ladies were magnificent. ❤❤❤
I hope this thing came standard with a guy holding orange cones to help the driver park it. Love the dash! 1) Sadly, sorry Linc, but gotta go with the Caddy. 2) Def the Connie!!! Classic beauty!
Great choices it would be really hard to choose that’s for sure they made a lot of nice looking cars in the 30s
Very cool car Jay and for me personally I’d take the Lincoln k series in both scenarios but the 39 looks older than the 36 for some reason it’s like they cheapened out on the glass being two piece affairs and the front seat looks cheaper but I definitely like the 39’s headlight treatment better, thanks for sharing another wonderful video
Thank you so much for totally digging this video yeah I was wondering that too they cheap it out in some areas I could only imagine those fenders would be really expensive to make with the lights in them and how they had a tear drop bulge at the top one of the fender very intricate design definitely reminded me a pierce arrow
39 Packard V 12
39 Zephyr
That Lincoln is a perfect example of understated elegance.
Really love to look at the dashboard on that one the only thing I have to add to that is in regards to the V12.
What do you get when you take a flathead Ford V8, with its design flawed inherent tendency to overheat, and stack four more cylinders onto the end of it?
If you answered a tendency to still overheat you would be correct. At least, to Ford's credit they did every year work on eliminating or lessening the effect of overheating on their Flathead V engines, That was still a problem for the Ford flathead the engine design throughout its entire lifetime.
My other grandfather was a die-hard Ford guy throughout his entire life. When asked by my dad why he drove Fords that constantly overheated and vapor locked, his answer was almost a denial.
He would say every car has its idiosyncrasies and if you want to drive that brand of car you just have to learn to accept them and deal with them.
My dad who was never really loyal to any brand of car would just always ask him but why? When you can buy other manufacturers vehicles that don't vapor lock and overheat wouldn't you want to drive them instead? My grandfather was a stubborn man no question about it. LOL
Awesome choices thank you so much for sharing all that information and insight
That's a beautiful neat car 🚗 Jay really good video bro 👌 I dig it totally.
Thank glad you dig this episode =)
Oh, one other thing, in the era of parallel parking, in many cities/states it was Illegal to exit the car on the street side!!!
I was wondering did that ever go away because somebody told me that it’s still illegal to get out of your car in traffic.. my 52 Chevy 1 ton truck the lock is only on the passenger side so that if you wanna lock the doors you have to slide across the hot seat in summertime then lock the door on the passenger side
@@What.its.like. My '55 Chevy pickup was that way too ... key only on the passenger side.
Huh! Never knew that! Is that why people always slide across the seat and get out on the passenger side in old Hollywood movies? I've always thought that was so strange, but it makes sense now with what you're saying.
1939 Cadillac V-12.1939 Lincoln Continental. I like the 1936 dashboard.
Lincoln Model K in the late 1930s, and 1949-51, based priced Lincoln are the only ones that uses a 2 piece split windshield.
Maybe the switches in the back seat passenger side is for the radio. I like the Packard and the Continental. Great show Jay I hope you take your camera with you to the upcoming car show
You beat I want to cover at least 20 cars this weekend goal is 30 but at least 20 =)
The story of the exclusive 'K' Lincolns is a bit complicated , especially when you think of the relatively small numbers produced. They were good looking , high quality cars though , and certainly worth remembering. In short :
During the 20's ,Lincoln had been using their own high quality , expensive to produce V8 , which eventually grew to around 384 c.i. 110 h.p.
In 1931 , using plans formulated before the Depression , the company introduced a new V12 chassis to compete with other luxury car manufacturers . It was called the KB model . 150 hp V12 of 447.9 c.i. .The remaining stocks of the old V8 engines were also installed in the new K series chassis ), and sold as the KA series (125hp V8 , 384 c.i )
By 1933 , the old V8 engines were depleted , and for their own reasons , ( in the height of the depression ! ) , Lincoln decided to introduce ANOTHER , slightly smaller version of the V12 . ( reduced to 381.7 c.i. , 130 hp ) Cars fitted with this version were now referred to as the K.A. Series . K.B. series continued as before .
In 1934 , a rethink led to BOTH K.A. and K.B. V 12 engines being replaced by an updated 414 c.i. version of the V 12 . The letters A and B now referred to different wheelbase lengths.
In 1935 , further simplification led to both series being called simply the 'K Series '
This was the situation up to the end in 1940 ; the only FURTHER complication ( after 1936 ) being the introduction of the completely different ' Lincoln Zephyr' powered by a different , smaller and cheaper V 12 which owed more to Ford's ' V8 ' than to the exclusive K Series engine . The Zephyr was a beautiful , modern design , aimed at the middle / upper medium priced market of the Buicks / Oldsmobile / Chryslers etc price ranges but with the seeming cachet of being V 12 powered. It was a very different animal to the rare , high quality 'K series ' however .
Thank you so much for adding all of this information really appreciate it the Lincolns from this era just don’t get the love that they deserve =)
I'd take a Lincoln Zephyr over anything else you listed. Don't know why, but I've always ;oved those cars.
The zephyr is cool =) wish it used the k v12 tho
Another beautiful car. I think you're right, there is a Mercedes Benz look to it. And then there's that delicate looking hood ornament. And I was surprised the trunk is so big.
Anyway, for WYR I'd go with the '39 Lincoln K and the Zephyr.
Great choices =)
The crazy thing about the Mercedes thing that Mercedes didn’t come out until the 50s so they copied this design or unbeknownst to them they copied the design and then they’re the ones that made it iconic.
Cool car Great vid!!!!
19:03 ... carburetor right here ... back when the air was so clean you didn't need an air filter ;-)
19:27 Oh, I guess there _is_ an air cleaner; it's just not in position. Probably so they can get some ether into the carb.
Hard to find pre-war Lincolns in good condition. Nice example.
Pre war anything is getting hard to find.. but it’s out there the world is a big place
12:58 Showing the pedal box, clutch, brake, gas, etc. ... In the 1930s, did they have "high beams"?
(I ask since there's no high-beam button on the floor)
WYR: 1939 Packard (you know the drill), 1939 Zephyr. Thanks as always ~ Chuck
Ha! I'm usually with ya Chuck, (always Packard) but I had to go with the Linc this time due to that stunning frontend with the lights grafted into the fenders.
Between Lincoln and Packard it would be really hard just based on aesthetics alone one day I would love to drive some of these cars just to know what they are like to drive I’ve been told the Lincoln is the finicky one of the bunch they don’t handle when they drive like trucks
@allenwayne2033 @what.its.like I agree, it was a tough call to be honest. ~ Chuck
This is a nice distinctive looking auto. In the WYR, It would be toss up between the Caddy and Packard, both are really beautiful designs imo. The second scenario I'd take Zephyr.😎 video
Sweet choices =)
Glad you dig this video
Amazing car👍👍
Hi Jay!: I don't know about the Queen Mother, but I would for SURE like to ride everywhere in that GORGEOUS machine! WYR#1 Do you even have to ask!? PACKARD TWELVE! WYR#2 Lincoln Continental! What an iconic and beautiful body style!
Yes this was an understated car but so cool one day I hope I can drive some of these epic machines =) great choices
I would love to see you cover a 1939 Mercury one day. Mercury was introduced in the 1939 model year. Too bad Ford closed Mercury. It was a good brand.
Yeah for sure I definitely want to cover the 39 mercury first year the goal is to do them all =)
K you beat me to it.. I was going to mention that the front end and grill reminded me of a Mercedes
nice car
Second Scenario
.can't decide between the Continental and the Zephyr
I too thought the grille reminded me of Mercedes.
The crazy thing is that Mercedes design didn’t happen for almost 20 years so cedes copied Lincoln which is crazy
1st choice, Packard; 2nd choice, Zephyr AND Continental. I can dream, can't I?
Great choices =)
My opinion, but $156,000 equivalent 2023 dollars is insane for the K Lincoln. As the song by Dione Warwick said…”walk on By”.
I add one more level of commentary that I took it out if you hear my voice pitch changed when I was talking about the price.. it was longer I was going to add it at the end is sort of a blooper but I never did I was talking about how this car was just a shade just a tad bit more than a 450 SL Mercedes... One day I’m going to do an episode of all of the cars that are priced around the 450 SL Mercedes just so people can scope why I don’t like that car because it is nothing what it says it is.. everybody has a car that they dislike that one is mine I’m not a huge Mercedes fan to begin with.
4:30 I think I like the square gauges better.
Hi Jay. I would have been interested to see the suspension on this one, to know whether it's to the generic Ford plan, or something more sophisticated. It was good to see the engine, as I had wondered whether the senior Lincoln would share a different version of the same V12 with the Zephyr, but it's an entirely different engine. Cheers.
I left all that out because this was a one off not sure if they changed any of that stuff probably unlikely but, we will cover the k again =)
WYR: 1. the Linc is head and shoulders above the others stylewise. 2. Continental
Sweet choices =)
Packard ❤️❤️ Always 😉
I never was much of a Lincoln fan 🤷 their colors are very conservative??? interiors could be simple 🤔....
Another great episode 😉👏👏✌️
I really want to drive a Packard before this year is over I wanna know what balance everybody is talking about, The curator at the museum said the Lincoln’s are his favorite but they drive like trucks even the 1939 super heavy steering he was saying that the thing about Packard is it’s balanced super light steering..
@@What.its.like. 🤞 you'll never forget it.... Double Clutch and so much torque....
She glides smooth down the road 😉✌️
@@What.its.like. I believe that about old Packards being easy to steer. When I lived in Denver, I used to see this little old lady behind the wheel of a 37 or 88 Packard convertible near the Cherry Creek Country Club. She seemed to have no trouble operating it. However, if your Lincoln drives like a truck, then your chauffeur will have stronger arms & shoulders than Packard chauffeurs and you can confidently wager Rockefeller and JP Morgan a measly $100K each that your driver can beat up their drivers.
I'd go for the Packard. Many high-class cars like this have the spark plug wires in metal looms. Imagine, you probably sat in the same seat that England's Queen Mother sat.
That Continental was a planned design. What made this unique was that it was the first Cabriolet. When people saw it, they wanted one also, so more were made. The body style was available in both coupe and 4-door models.
I remember somebody telling me to put the wires back in that tube is kind of a nightmare..
I didn’t know it was a Royal car until after doing it.. pretty cool.. it’s been a pretty cool year all things considered got to do Walter P Chrysler’s car, Got to cover a lot of cars off the beaten path from brands that don’t exist year 2 has been great. Two really big prewar shows coming up next year I definitely wanna go to the Auburn Cord and Duesenberg shindig in Auburn Indiana I’ll definitely be able to do that next year I couldn’t this year.. Definitely want to try to get out more next year and go places
The first Continental was NEVER available as a four door.
@@danielulz1640 No. Not the first, but a couple years later it became a common mafia car.
@@automatedelectronics6062 what are you even talking about?! A couple of years later is 1941 or 1942, and there was NO Continental four door. The first four door to bear the Continental name was the 1958 Continental Mark lll.
@@What.its.like.Things could also become interesting when plug wires started cross firing in those steel tubes.
I like this guy’s vids . . .
Awesome glad you dig this channel
Gotta take the caddy every time.
Sweet =)
Jay, isn’t the “Baby Grand” a Chevy 490? Not a Chevy 409…😂
The green ‘39 is definitely influenced by Gordon Buerhig’s Cord 810/812, not in the front, but in the body from the cowl back.
Oh…and she would be referred to as the “Queen Mum” by the Brits.
The Chevy baby grand was a four-cylinder car produced from 1913 to 1916 thereabouts.. it was the first car built by William Durrant he wanted to email it directly at Ford model T but the baby grand cost $300 in change more than a model T
#1; The Cadillac. #2; The Continental.
Sweet choices =)
The last gen Model K's are a near miss for me. Appreciate the stab at modernization with faired in headlamps, but overall, they just were not 'beautiful' - almost Teutonic in a way - dignified, stately, slightly tank like and not a looker. - though it does incorporate a lot of streamlie moderne into the design, props. However I do love the cloisonne badging of these years and the gauges, they're almost worth the price of admission. Built to a very standard and beautifully trimmed, but this 12 was always outgunned by its similar rivals - even though the reputation was that serious old money - as opposed to Hollywood money - bought 'K' Lincolns (or Pierce Arrows as long as they were available). Zephyr was another creature entirely. WYR 1) 39 Packard 12 2) Tough - the K is a better car, the Continental is a styling masterpiece. If the K is the LeBaron Roadster though it's super rare (production = 2), so yeah, I'll build a garage for it. Finally, the Royal car was a LeBaron bodied convertible sedan (many pictures of George VI and Queen Elizabeth riding in that), not sure how this sedan fits in with the tour.
Awesome information great choices this was the mother of the queens car that she rode in so it was you know further down the line..
What I find interesting is this looks the front end of this looks very similar to say 50s Mercedes and yet Mercedes-Benz gets the credit for the design but Lincoln actually had to design elements first so Lincoln should be credited with the design I wonder how many times that’s happened I would love to do a show on that one day cars credited with the design but the design actually started much earlier
Packard then Zephyr
Sweet choices =)
Caddy v12 , lincoln zephyr!!!
Sweet choices
1 & 2: Yes.
Sweet =)
Now watching the Video ,Changed to 39 Jay
That’s a really cool looking car I really like the headlights in the fenders it’s a different design in the headlights I hope I was able to do a justice they’re not flat they’re three-dimensional
39 Packard,
Packard V12
Model K
rough weekend for music..lost 3 big ones and one way, way too young.
Totally agree it’s been a rough couple years as far as people dying
Great choices
Cadi--Zephyr
Sweet choices =)
Packard Zephyr
Sweet choices =)
@@What.its.like. Thank You Jay,
Kool Detailed Video as always!
The 1939.
💧 Drip Rails so the Queens 🫅 👑 Crown Won’t get Wet 😂
Totally =)
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