1926 Lincoln Model L Cabriolet Vehicle Profile

By 1926, under the guidance of Edsel Ford, Lincolns were offered with a wide variety of custom bodies. Among these was the Type L-137 Brunn Cabriolet, a formal town car that allowed a gentleman to wear his top hat inside the car even with the rear passenger roof closed. Fifty-two of these cabriolets were built at the Brunn facility in 1926 but this is the only one known to have survived. According to the factory build sheet, this car was originally shown by the Lincoln Motor Car Company at the 1926 Los Angeles Auto Salon. It was later owned by the Fox Movie Studio, which retained it until the early 1940s, and legendary Lincoln collector Jack Passey purchased it in 1964.The car, which has been driven less than 43,000 miles during its lifetime, was recently restored to its correct 1926 configuration. The 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance as the first time it had been shown at any major concours.