1941 Lincoln Zephyr

Lot # 209
1941 Lincoln Zephyr

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Description

ONE OF ONLY 725 EVER BUILT.
A PRE-WAR RARITY REIMAGINED BY A LEGEND IN 1941.
LINCOLN PRODUCED JUST 17,074 ZEPHYR MODELS BEFORE WORLD WAR II HALTED PRODUCTION.
OF THOSE, A MERE 725 WERE THE BREATHTAKING CONVERTIBLE CLUB COUPES.
CIVILIAN CAR MANUFACTURING WAS SUSPENDED IN EARLY 1942 TO SUPPORT THE WAR EFFORT.
THE LINCOLN ZEPHYRS RUN ENDED ABRUPTLY.
IT IS A RARE AND COVETED PIECE OF AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY.
TODAY, SURVIVING EXAMPLES ARE SCARCE.
4.6L FUEL-INJECTED TWIN-CAM LINCOLN V8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
SMOOTH SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR REAR INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION WITH AIR RIDE TECHNOLOGIES.
AIR CONDITIONING FOR MODERN COMFORT.
SHOW-QUALITY PAINT AND BODYWORK..
THIS PARTICULAR 1941 LINCOLN ZEPHYR CONVERTIBLE ELEVATES RARITY TO AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL.
IT IS FULLY CUSTOMIZED BY LEGENDARY DESIGNER CHIP FOOSE.
WAS LATER ACQUIRED BY GAS MONKEY GARAGE IN A TRADE STEEPED IN HOT ROD HERITAGE.
THIS STREET ROD IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND MASTERPIECE.
IT BLENDS CLASSIC STYLE WITH MODERN PERFORMANCE.
THIS EXCEPTIONAL ZEPHYRS JOURNEY IS AS REMARKABLE AS ITS DESIGN.
ORIGINALLY ONE OF THE 725 CONVERTIBLES BUILT IN CHIP FOOSE, THE ICONIC AUTOMOBILE DESIGNER RENOWNED FOR HIS METICULOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND INNOVATIVE VISION.
PERFECT FOR TOP-DOWN DRIVES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING BLASTING A RARE LUXURY IN A 1941 CONVERTIBLE. THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A LINCOLN NAVIGATOR REAR INDEPENDENT SETUP, ENHANCED BY AIR RIDE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADJUSTABLE RIDE HEIGHT, DELIVERING A BALANCE OF COMFORT AND HANDLING THAT DEFIES ITS 80-YEAR-OLD ORIGINS. THE PAINT AND BODYWORK ARE NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY, WITH FOOSES SIGNATURE PRECISION EVIDENT IN EVERY CURVE AND SEAM, MAKING THIS ZEPHYR A ROLLING WORK OF ART. A SHOWPIECE READY FOR THE SPOTLIGHT THIS 1941 LINCOLN ZEPHYR CONVERTIBLE IS NOT JUST A CAR-IT'S A STATEMENT.

AS IS

Highlights

  • ONE OF ONLY 725 EVER BUILT.
  • A PRE-WAR RARITY REIMAGINED BY A LEGEND IN 1941.
  • LINCOLN PRODUCED JUST 17,074 ZEPHYR MODELS BEFORE WORLD WAR II HALTED PRODUCTION.
  • OF THOSE, A MERE 725 WERE THE BREATHTAKING CONVERTIBLE CLUB COUPES.
  • CIVILIAN CAR MANUFACTURING WAS SUSPENDED IN EARLY 1942 TO SUPPORT THE WAR EFFORT.
  • THE LINCOLN ZEPHYRS RUN ENDED ABRUPTLY.
  • IT IS A RARE AND COVETED PIECE OF AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY.
  • TODAY, SURVIVING EXAMPLES ARE SCARCE.
  • 4.6L FUEL-INJECTED TWIN-CAM LINCOLN V8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
  • SMOOTH SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
  • LINCOLN NAVIGATOR REAR INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION WITH AIR RIDE TECHNOLOGIES.
  • AIR CONDITIONING FOR MODERN COMFORT.
  • SHOW-QUALITY PAINT AND BODYWORK..
  • THIS PARTICULAR 1941 LINCOLN ZEPHYR CONVERTIBLE ELEVATES RARITY TO AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL.
  • IT IS FULLY CUSTOMIZED BY LEGENDARY DESIGNER CHIP FOOSE.
  • WAS LATER ACQUIRED BY GAS MONKEY GARAGE IN A TRADE STEEPED IN HOT ROD HERITAGE.
  • THIS STREET ROD IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND MASTERPIECE.
  • IT BLENDS CLASSIC STYLE WITH MODERN PERFORMANCE.
  • THIS EXCEPTIONAL ZEPHYRS JOURNEY IS AS REMARKABLE AS ITS DESIGN.
  • ORIGINALLY ONE OF THE 725 CONVERTIBLES BUILT IN CHIP FOOSE, THE ICONIC AUTOMOBILE DESIGNER RENOWNED FOR HIS METICULOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND INNOVATIVE VISION.
  • PERFECT FOR TOP-DOWN DRIVES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING BLASTING A RARE LUXURY IN A 1941 CONVERTIBLE. THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A LINCOLN NAVIGATOR REAR INDEPENDENT SETUP, ENHANCED BY AIR RIDE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADJUSTABLE RIDE HEIGHT, DELIVERING A BALANCE OF COMFORT AND HANDLING THAT DEFIES ITS 80-YEAR-OLD ORIGINS. THE PAINT AND BODYWORK ARE NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY, WITH FOOSES SIGNATURE PRECISION EVIDENT IN EVERY CURVE AND SEAM, MAKING THIS ZEPHYR A ROLLING WORK OF ART. A SHOWPIECE READY FOR THE SPOTLIGHT THIS 1941 LINCOLN ZEPHYR CONVERTIBLE IS NOT JUST A CAR-IT'S A STATEMENT.
  • AS IS
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