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Rare 1940 Lincoln Continental Convertible For Sale

40linc · 2005-10-04T04:53:17.000Z

Hello to all,I am beginning the process of finding a new home for my grandfathers fully restored 1940 Lincoln Cabriolet Convertible. He passed away several years ago and since his passing, the vehicle has only been taken out a couple of times a year for car shows and parades. It is an incredible vehicle with a room full of best of show trophies to back it up. The car was born April 29, 1940 and shipped through the Kansas City wholesale branch. A history check done on the vehicle by the LCOC found this to have been a very unique car, originally coming from the factory with a ?non-standard? paint job (one of only two). A cross reference of the body numbers, 06H56-286, with the ?Encyclopedia of American Cars? shows me that this Continental Convertible Coupe was one of only 54 built. When the car went through a complete frame off restoration in the early 90?s it was repainted a ?standard color?. I would say that the vehicle is 95% correct. Again the color is not the original ?non-standard? paint job, the seats although beautiful are not the correct leather pattern, the back window is not the original small window, and I don?t think that the dual exhaust (by kepich exhaust) are original either. As I see it, the most important thing about this rare 40 Linc, aside from its obvious beauty and excellent ?turn-key? condition, is that it is all there; the right parts, pieces, trim, etc? We are certainly not looking to get rich off of this vehicle however we do want fair money for it. If you would like any more information or additional pictures please let me know. I would love any feedback you may have. I will also entertain serious offers. Thanks for your time, sorry for rambling on. Please see attached photo.Sincerely,Chris Butler

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· Oct 4, 2005

Chris,

You need to read the "Encyclopedia" a little bit more carefully: They built 54 "COUPES." Production of the Cabriolet, like yours, was 350. That is not a bad thing for you, though, as the Cabriolets are worth more. Note the "56" in the serial number indicates Cabriolet. If it were a coupe, it would be "57."

That is one gorgeous car. I am interested in knowing the original color???

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· Oct 4, 2005

Thanks for the great information. Again, I knew that this was where the experts could be found. The car was originally a Cigarette Creme body with Beetle Green fenders. I would need to check my history letter but I think the continental spare was also Bettle Green. The factory order also specified that the owners name was to be scripted somewhere on the door. One month later, in May of 1940, there was one other Cigarette Creme / Beetle Green Continental delivered, also out of Kansas City, however that one was ordered with only initials, rather than the whole name on the door. The history letter thought that they may have been Ford/Lincoln company executives that ordered the vehicles.

Thanks for the interest I have attached another photo.

Chris

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· Oct 4, 2005

I have had many questions regarding the vehicle's price. Setting a realistic price, that is also fair to the buyer, has been very difficult. My target, at this time,(or the buy it now price for any e-bayers) is $60,000. However, all reasonable offers will be considered. I tried to get a feel for other cars out on the market and then went with the Manheimgold price right between Excellent and Show. I am sure that the feedback I recieve will help me better determine the true market value for this vehicle. Constructive feedback is certainly appreciated. The vehicle will be advertised locally in the next couple of weeks. E-bay is also an option, but one I would rather avoid.

Thanks for your interest

Chris Butler

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· Oct 4, 2005

Thanks again for the comment on the production numbers. I went back and checked the information that I had regarding those numbers. The numbers that I had came from the web site www.autogallery.org.ru/linz1940 . They stated that the data came from the "Encyclopedia of American Cars", Pucblications International, Ltd. 1993, USA. On this page they showed 56 as the Continental Convertible Coupe, 3740 Pounds, 2916 US Dollars, 54 Built. They may have there numbers mixed up as they show 57 Continental Club Coupe, with a production number of 350 built.

Lesson Learned; Don't take everything you read on the internet as Gospel!

I guess we can agree that either way, there were not many of them out there.

Chris

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· Oct 6, 2005

More Pictures!

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· Oct 6, 2005

V-12 Picture.

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· Oct 6, 2005

One more picture!

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