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In 1917, Henry M. Leland was 74 years old and it was the year he founded the Lincoln Motor Company. He named the cars after his favorite president.
This Holbrook Cabriolet was delivered new in Paris and is one of the more complex custom-bodied cars of its period. Transformable from a fully enclosed formal car, to a town car, to a fully open car, this body by Holbrook requires careful study to fully appreciate the intricacy of the entire top mechanism. It offered its buyer the ability to own one single car that could be used for a variety of purposes.
Just 12 Fully Collapsible Cabriolets were built by Holbrook for Lincoln between 1927 and 1929 and this is one of two still in existence. Holbrook, a reputable New York coachbuilder, was in expansion mode throughout much of the 1920s; in addition to its original focus on building one-off custom bodies for well-off individuals and luxury chassis builders, it began to supply semi-customs and even production bodies to select manufacturers, including Lincoln in 1923. Holbrook's most popular body style built for Lincoln was a Collapsible Cabriolet, which debuted at the 1925 New York Automobile Salon. Based on the Holbrook Brougham, the Collapsible Cabriolet had a removable chauffeur's top and a rear compartment with a top that folded down like a landaulet. Soon, this came in Semi-Collapsible and Fully Collapsible versions. This Lincoln Model L, now with the larger engine displacing 384.8 cubic inches that had been introduced late in 1927, was built to fulfill a special order from the Peruvian ambassador to France. The car has been owned by Elfred Prada and Ludi Hinrichs, and it passed into the current owner's possession in 1988.
This Holbrook Cabriolet was delivered new in Paris and is one of the more complex custom-bodied cars of its period. Transformable from a fully enclosed formal car, to a town car, to a fully open car, this body by Holbrook requires careful study to fully appreciate the intricacy of the entire top mechanism. It offered its buyer the ability to own one single car that could be used for a variety of purposes.
Just 12 Fully Collapsible Cabriolets were built by Holbrook for Lincoln between 1927 and 1929 and this is one of two still in existence. Holbrook, a reputable New York coachbuilder, was in expansion mode throughout much of the 1920s; in addition to its original focus on building one-off custom bodies for well-off individuals and luxury chassis builders, it began to supply semi-customs and even production bodies to select manufacturers, including Lincoln in 1923. Holbrook's most popular body style built for Lincoln was a Collapsible Cabriolet, which debuted at the 1925 New York Automobile Salon. Based on the Holbrook Brougham, the Collapsible Cabriolet had a removable chauffeur's top and a rear compartment with a top that folded down like a landaulet. Soon, this came in Semi-Collapsible and Fully Collapsible versions. This Lincoln Model L, now with the larger engine displacing 384.8 cubic inches that had been introduced late in 1927, was built to fulfill a special order from the Peruvian ambassador to France. The car has been owned by Elfred Prada and Ludi Hinrichs, and it passed into the current owner's possession in 1988.
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1928 Lincoln Model L Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Lincoln Model L
(Data based on Model Year 1928 sales)
1928 LINCOLN MODEL L CLUB ROADSTER Chassis#: 50626 Sold for USD$29,120 2023 Gooding & Company : Estate of Mark Smith Auction | |
1928 Lincoln Model L Seven-Passenger Touring Chassis#: 50008 Sold for USD$72,600 2022 RM Sothebys : Open Roads | |
1928 Lincoln Model L Sports Phaeton Chassis#: 49681 Sold for USD$134,400 2019 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction | |
1928 Lincoln MODEL 144B THREE WINDOW SEDAN Chassis#: 51235 Sold for USD$23,977 2018 Bonhams : Den Hartogh Sale | |
1928 Lincoln MODEL L BROUGHAM ALL WEATHER TOWN CAR Chassis#: 54091 Sold for USD$55,946 2018 Bonhams : Den Hartogh Sale | |
1928 Lincoln Limousine Sold for USD$26,000 2015 Mecum - Rogers'Classic Car Museum 2015 | |
1928 LINCOLN FOUR DOOR SPORT TOURING - SEVEN PASSENGER Sold for USD$61,600 2012 Auctions America - Ft Lauderdale, Fl | |
1928 Lincoln Model L Sport Phaeton Chassis#: 48264 Sold for USD$68,750 2010 RM Auctions - Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey | |
1928 Lincoln Model L Sold for USD$100,000 2006 Bonhams & Butterfields at The Quail Lodge, Resort & Golf Club |
Lincoln Model Ls That Failed To Sell At Auction
1928 Lincoln Model L's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1928 LINCOLN 164 TOURING PHAETON | 2007 BarrettJackson Palm Beach 2007 |
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