By the mid-1930s, the luxury car market had all but disappeared.

With the world gripped by the Great Depression, even those still able to afford fine automobiles felt it inappropriate to spend such huge sums on extravagant purchases.

As a result, many of America’s most storied marques were lost.

Luckily for Lincoln, it had the full backing of the Ford Motor Company and was able to weather the decade.

For 1933, Lincoln’s factory offerings were split between the 136-inch-wheelbase Model KA and the 145-inch Model KB, with both cars sporting the new 67-degree L-head V-12 engine.

Lincoln’s bodies for 1933 featured beautiful Streamline Moderne curves, combining a traditional high roofline with a heart-shaped radiator design and waterfall grille.

The five-passenger KA sedan offered here must rank among the finest and most useable prewar Lincolns in existence.

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