Rolling Project: 1946 Lincoln H-Series Coupe
When automobile production resumed after World War II, Lincoln brought back its series of cars called Zephyr. That name was dropped in 1946, and the vehicles built through 1948 are generally called the Lincoln H-Series. We think that’s what the seller’s barn find was when it left the assembly line as no further identification or VIN is provided to back it up. This auto has been sitting for a long time, is rough and incomplete, and is missing its V12 engine and manual transmission.
H-Series Lincolns cost about $2,500 when new, which equates to nearly $40,000 today. They were luxurious by standards at the time, though today’s Lincolns are much fancier. For example, an electric clock was standard on these vehicles (a big deal), something you wouldn’t think twice about now. We don’t know the history of the seller’s car and no title is available, so the buyer will have to be comfortable with a bill of sale.
But what would you do with this rolling shell if you bought it? A restoration would be difficult and expensive, so perhaps there are parts you can liberate, particularly body panels. There appears to be a bunch of stuff stashed where the trunk would be, so we don’t know if that’s anything you’d want to take or just leave behind.
This vehicle will be sold via auction here on BidFastandLast starting on October 17, 2024. And it’s also listed here on Barn Finds Classifieds for $145 in Lucerne Valley, California. So, if you have a project that this Lincoln could help with, the price of the car may be less than the transportation expense to move it.
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Comments
Hey, hey, there’s the bread truck. Shame these “collections” are being “cleaned out”. Remember Petula Clark? Sign of the times,,,
I fear its future is to be recycled as a Chinese electric car . . .
No Title. No Buyer.
Yeah, who owns it?
Oh hell no!! This thing’s too good to part out! Would make a dynamite restomod as it is a blank canvas for the buyer to add their personal touch
to make it theirs. Just add a 460 big
block, back that with a C-6 automatic
and a 9 inch rear for go and 4-wheel
disc brakes with 6 piston calipers and
vented rotors for whoa. Almost any
upholsterer worth their salt could put
together a really nice interior that won’t break the bank and you could get the wiring sorted by getting a Ron
Francis wiring harness kit and doing it
yourself if you have the mind and patience for it. And if you’d really want to be hands on, there’s all that
beautious sheet metal that needs to be massaged and readied for paint.
The reason I want this car is because
I missed buying one of these by five or
ten minutes almost 50 years ago. That car was a runner/driver with a 383 magnum backed by a 727 Torqueflite. That one was silver with
black fenders and needed only an
interior to finish it out. My wife and I
took it for a spin and it drove great.
I actually like these better than the
Continentals that everyone else thinks are so great. Great find though.