305ci L-Head V-12

Engine Single Two-Barrel Carburetor 130bhp at 3,600rpm 3-Speed Manual Transmission I-Beam Front Suspension with Leaf Springs and Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *Long term ownership by a noted marque specialist *High quality restoration *Extensive recent servicing *A CCCA™ Full Classic THE LINCOLN CONTINENTAL The first-generation Lincoln Continental of 1940-1948 brought European-inspired design elegance to the American automobile.

An expensive, ultra-exclusive car of very limited production, many were purchased new by Hollywood celebrities and social elite.

As an example, the list price for the 1948 Continental Cabriolet was $4,746—more than two and a half times the cost of that year's Ford V-8 Convertible! The 1940-41 Continentals shared their pointed prow and curvaceous fender shapes with the streamlined contemporary Lincoln Zephyr, and they also shared that car's chassis.

The most famous, and certainly most widely emulated, attribute of the origina...