1932 Lincoln Model KB Convertible Roadster

Henry Martin Leland is the brilliant engineer who founded Cadillac. He was 74 years old when he quit General Motors after a quarrel with Billy Durant. Leland set up a company to produce Liberty engines receiving a $10 million advance contract from the federal government. As the war ended, Leland was beset with a huge factory, 6,000 employees, and mounting debt, so he did what he knew best. He built an automobile. Despite brilliant engineering, the cars were rather conservative in appearance and thanks to his tenacious attention to detail, late in getting to the market. After 17 months, just 3,400 had been sold. Leland's board of directors were quick to find a solution to mounting costs. On February 4, 1922, Ford Motor Company bought the Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million, and Leland departed just four months later.

Nobody championed the cause of the 12-cylinder engine more enthusiastically during the 1930s and 1940s than did Lincoln, beginning in 1932 with the KB-series cars powered by a 447.9 cubic-inch / 150 horsepower V-12.

This Lincoln KB Convertible Coupe with coachwork by LeBaron wears a fresh restoration.