This Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Pro-tourer is arguably one of the most menacing yet elegant cars on the road today.
The automotive industry experienced considerable turmoil in the 1930s. The French Art Deco and Streamline Moderne design trends started to permeate everything from architecture to home appliances to the automobile and beyond during the previous post-WWI “roaring 20s,” a decade of enormous economic expansion.
Even though the Great Depression’s economic effects were still being felt in the 1930s, automakers continued to use similar designs, especially in more expensive, opulent vehicles. This Ford-built Lincoln Zephyr Coupe is a fantastic illustration of that design philosophy in action, and Dustin from Supercar Sunday comes back to interview the owner of this really unusual vintage car to find out all the facts.
This 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Is Pure Automotive Elegance
Built from 1936 until U.S. car production halted due to WWII in 1942, the Lincoln Zephyr came in various body styles with production numbers totaling around 21,000 units. However, only a single engine option was available in its 6-year production cycle – a 4.4 Liter flathead V12 producing 110 HP through a 3-speed manual transmission.
However, this particular Lincoln Zephyr has had extensive restoration work done to it. It was bought as a rolling shell with no engine and instead of trying to source an original V12, the owner instead fitted a 350 cu. in. small-block Chevrolet V8 from a Corvette. He also replaced most of the running gear, engine supports, and front subframe.
The power could range from 195 to about 330 HP as the owner doesn’t indicate which generation of Corvette it is from; nonetheless, we assume it is either from a C3 or C4. Before the repair, the car’s bodywork was in extremely poor condition with no paint and surface rust on almost every panel.
The owner claims that he learned a lot about body prep while working on the automobile. He really added wider running boards around the sides and actually stretched the front and back arches outward by two inches with the aid of some of his mates.
How Much Is A Lincoln-Zephyr Coupe?
Additionally, this Zephyr Coupe sits much lower than the norm, giving it a slightly slammed hot rod appearance. This Zephyr coupe has a villainous appearance thanks to the sleek rear wheel covers, speed line chrome prow grille, and gloss black paint. Although the owner claims that it took three solid years of hard effort for everything to come together, the project took about six years to complete.
Prices for 1939 Lincoln Zephyrs range pretty wildly, however, with the average price being around $93,000 according . With that in mind, the owner of this Zephyr Coupe says he has no intention to ever sell.