8BA Flathead Ford Swapped: 1938 Lincoln Zephyr
Though typically Fords are not my forte of interest in terms of classic cars, I do make an exception for Lincolns. When I was a kid, my parents owned a black 1988 Town Car that a few people called "presidential". Eventually, they sold the car and upgraded to a 1996 Buick Roadmaster. Vintage Lincolns are cool, and clean, unmodified ones like this 1938 Lincoln Zephyr are a hard find today. Find it here on eBay in Redding, California, with reserve not met and a little under six hours left to bid. Originally brought about to bridge the gap between Ford's Deluxe model and Lincoln's K-series, the Zephyr was conceived by Edsel Ford and Eugene "Bob" Gregorie. Featuring cutting-edge unibody construction and a low (for its time) drag-coefficient of 0.45, the Zephyr was not a huge success, but certainly was futuristic for its time. This mildly-restyled 1938 model is a coupe model, and is one of 2,600 built f...