1924 Lincoln Model L Limousine

The Model L was the first automobile produced by the Lincoln Motor Company and was in production for a decade, beginning in 1920. By 1924, the company was in the ownership of the Ford Motor Company.

This Lincoln Model L wears semi-custom coachwork built by the Fleetwood Body Company in Pennsylvania and costs $6,000 when new. It is a restored example from a Pacific Northwest Collection is a CCCA Full Classic and one of only 298 produced for 1924. It rested on a 136-inch wheelbase chassis supported by front and rear semi-elliptic leaf springs. There are white sidewall tires wrapped on red-painted demountable wood-spoke wheels. Stopping is provided by mechanical drum brakes on the rear wheels only. The engine is a 357.8 cubic-inch L-head 60-degree V-8 delivering 90 horsepower at 2,800 RPM, and the fuel from a vacuum system is mixed by a Stromberg 03 updraft carburetor. Power is sent to the full-floating rear axle by a multi-disc dry-plate clutch backed by a three-speed floor-shifted sliding gear manual transmission.

This limousine is finished in maroon with a black roof, gloss black full-crowned fenders, and a maroon fabric-covered windshield visor. The interior is trimmed in black leather in the front compartment and gray cloth in the rear. There is a slanted windshield, distinctive Lincoln front and rear chrome-plated bumpers, a chrome-plated radiator shell with an oval badge, a large Boyce Motometer, and bright finished drum headlights. Resting in the back are a pair of maroon fabric-covered spare tires. The instrument panel features Waltham gauges and a wood-rimmed steering wheel, and red wool carpeting is found on the floor of the front and rear passenger areas.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2021