1934 Lincoln KB

Can anyone advise if this Judkins body car is a Sedan limousine or is it a Berline? It has a divider window separating the driver from the rear passengers.

I would guess "club berline" would fit. Might be Judkins. The front and back suicide doors are very interesting.

According to the "Cars of Lincoln Mercury" the Berline had side facing jump sets and the Limousine had forward facing jump seats. The photo of the Limousine show 3 side windows and the Berline has the 2 side windows. The book doesn't say if blind quarters were an option.

I hope this helps.

I always thought a "Berline" has the divider window?

The car has a single side-facing jump seat, so combined with only 2 side windows that would make the car a Berline. Thanks to all for the responses.

According to the book the Judkins Berline and the Limousine both have the divider window. Judkins made a 3 window Berline and a 2 window Berline in 34. There were only 37 of the Judkins 2 window Berline delivered in 1934 and 17 of the 3 window version.

Each custom builder had its own definition of the configuration of a Berline. A Berline is supposed to be a sedan or a more informal configuration than a limousine. The limousine usually had a higher roof to accommodate the top hat, it also had a more prominent divider window and was usually a 7 passenger vehicle.