1942 Lincoln Zephyr Base 4.8l on 2040-cars

VIN: 26H Year: 1942
Interior Color: Tan
Make: Lincoln
Number of Cylinders: 12
Model: Zephyr
Trim: Base
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 100,000
Exterior Color: Black

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Hello,

Up for Auction is a 1942 Lincoln Zephyr 4 door Sedan. 

I'm listing this car for a friend of mine who's husband unfortunately passed away a few years ago.  I honestly don't know much about the history of the car, but will try to describe the car as best and as honestly as I can.

The body of the car is in outstanding condition.  I've crawled under the car several times and pulled back the carpeting.  There is absolutely no rust anywhere on the car.  The floor pans, trunk, inner fenders...etc. are all rust free.  There are a few very small dents, one on the top of the left front fender, that I can see, but only under florescent lights.  The car looks like it was repainted once before many years ago.  I believe the paint is a single stage paint.  There are some surface scratches around the trunk area, but I believe these could be buffed out.  I've put a body magnet over the car and I can't find any signs of bondo.  All of the panels, truck, doors, hood..etc.  line up very well and are very strait.  The passenger door does stick a little, could be a hinge that is sticking.  Over all the body is in great condition, strait and accident free.

The trim on the car is in fairly good shape.  It looks like the head light bezels where replaced and have been polished.  All of the stainless trim is in good shape and has been polished.  However, I do believe there is some trim that goes on the sides of the hood that is missing.   (see pictures)  The car does have the stainless 1942 grill.  It is in very nice shape and from what I have been told is hard to find.  Many of the earlier cars (1942) had the grills replaced with the newer 1946-7 grills.  The bumpers, front and back are in great shape, strait and the chrome is still very nice. 

The interior looks to have been re-done a few years ago as well.  From what I have researched, the interior is very period correct.  It seems to be a felt like material with the correct pattern (see pictures)  This includes the door panels, headliner and seats.  The stainless pieces for the door panels is all intact.  I did see that the drive window crank is not attached. 

The dash and all of the gauges are in really nice shape.  I did find a receipt in the glove box for a company that had fixed (reconditioned ) the speedometer.  I did notice that the courtesy lights are missing from the back seat door panels, but the wires are there.  The light bezels look like they are in the box of parts that will come with the car.  The radio is also in the box, but not currently in the dash.  I believe this was taken out to be fixed as well.

The engine is a V12 and looks very clean under the hood.  The car still has the 6 volt electrical system.  Under the hood is very clean, but again looks period correct.  No one has tried to rattle can anything on the car.  Currently the car is not running only because it has a dead battery which I'm in the process of resolving as soon as the new battery is delivered.  The car ran and drove great a few years ago before the owner passed away.  I'm guessing the new owner might need to remove the old gas from the tank.  I will say that there is little to no gas in the tank currently.  Again, the car ran very well and was registered and insured back in early 2011. 

Finally, the owner that passed away owned the car for the better part of last 50 years.  The car was always in a garage here in Colorado.  I believe it was a good solid car and that he was trying to fix little items (radio, speedo..etc) as he found the time.  As an example, it looks like all of the rubber on the car, fender seals, truck seal door seals have been replaced.  All of the glass in the car is in fantastic condition and looks to be original. 

This car is only being sold in the US.  Shipping is the buyers responsibility!  I can help load the car on the transport truck.  Deposit of $500 is required in 48 hours of auction closing and full payment within 3 Days by certified/cashiers check.  Please do not bid if you have no intention of paying for the car!  The lady I'm selling the car for is moving from her home and we have a limited amount of time to sell the car. 

Not sure what else I can add, but please feel free to email me if you have questions and I will do the best I can to get those answered ASAP. 

Thank you for looking.