my lincoln retrieval.(lots of pics)

well, this weekend I flew out to San Francisco, CA to finally pick up the lincoln I have been wanting for so long. Luckily my brother lives in the area, and I was able to stay at his place for the weekend. The old guy that owned it had had it for about 32 years, and aside from sunday drives, he kept it locked away in his garage. it is the most solid 56 year old car that I have ever seen. well, let's cut to the chase.

 

BTW, I thought lots of pics, but photobucket crapped out on me.

 

Wait, don't tell me, flat black with red wheels?
Maybe tutone? Rust primered fenders with gray primered body?

 

That is beautiful just the way it sits!
CHAZ

 

I dig!

 

There is one similar to that only not as nice at rawhide boys ranch in wisconsin, going to be on ebay soon.

btw, nice car, what year is it?

 

Jeez that is cool as hell ! If Bary White was a car, that would be it.

 

Lincoln's are the forgotten ford & merc. Here's a photo of a '48 similar to mine I don't have a good pic of mine (it's on blocks jammed between a 50 shoebox & a 56 F100. sorry)

Lincolns can be very nasty if dropped correctly.

 

hot suicide door

 

forgot to say take 6" out of the top, If it's a 42 to 48 Continental, all the same body.

 

umm..... no, maybe remove the hubcaps with and keep the black wheels, then maybe some spider (i think) hub and lug nut covers.

 

well, i'm 6'6" as is so, probably not on this one.

Thanks, she's a 51

 

Not a favorite car of mine, but the color and condition give it tremendous dignity. It's very cool. I hope you're planning to keep it mostly unmolested.

 

that's the plan, for now I just need to update her cooling system, and give it a thorough once over. it was dead sitting in the PO's garage. The more I drive it, the more stuff comes alive, it's cool.

 

please tell me you're kidding and my sense of humor is slipping with my old age, please...

you're not kidding, are you?

 

Slammed + Driven = cool survivor

 

Nice Score Nick, Man I Was Raised In San Francisco. And Have Been A Garbage Man For 25 Yrs. And Have Never Ever Seen That Lincoln In The City Or At Any Shows....



Rafa.

 

wow that car is stunning, incredible that man loved that car! i have the same car. the one i have is a rough 2 door capri that will get molested and a top chop im almost sure , very rare and different cars those are!

 

just stopped by for some extracuricular drooling...







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WOW that is a clean car.

 

more pics when you get the chance.

 

She's a real beauty. I'm working on our '49 Cosmo Convert. Hope it ends up looking that nice.

 

Hey Nick, Stunning is the WORD ! Pure Class. Archangel knows a SCORE, He has two. His 48 Buick & 36 Imperial.

It Tore the Heart out of that OLD CALIFORNIAN ! Letting that suvivor go !

Tunneled headlights from the factory. Clean Lines.

Nick you DARED to be different. Your found You this classic. This Headturner will serve You well !

Heat is BRUTAL, Keep Her kool !

Rich

 

CORRECTION : You found this classic. Post #23 It's early. Rich

 

Nicely done! Oh God, please dont go pulling off hub caps and doing all that was recomendedby a few! Thats a sharp looking car. Do with it what you will but for sure youll enjoy it.

 

Wonderful ride...


My suggestion....

 

As usual, Rikster has a very good eye. Almost any car looks better with a little lowering (and the removal of unnecessary barbs). If it was mine, I'd have it low but level -- the taildragger look seems out of place on a stately sedan.

 

My first custom was a San Francisco based 1949 Cosmo coupe I bought in 1994.
It took me a few years to chop it, but I just modified as I went, and funds permitted. I even ran the stock 337 flathead till the OD tranny died and it couldn't go over 50 mph.

They are big cars (luckily yours is the slightly shorter wb Merc-ish body) but they cruise oh so nice. This was my car right before I sold it last year:

 

The word "retrieval" in the title conjures up images of a car sitting at the bottom of a ravine, in the middle of a muddy field, or in the woods with a tree growing in the engine compartment. I certainly didn't expect to see such a clean example!

Nice find!

 

The unusual details and trim, especially the tunneled lights, and the rarity of these things will cause most people to take it for a custom as it sits...it doesn't need a thing.