Merrimac Body Company body styles

[MICKTHEDIG]

The family has a 1921 Lincoln Model L with a  Merrimac Body Company body style 720. this body style does not match the other Lincoln or Lincoln Ford styles. So I am trying to find if any of the Merrimac Company records survive?

 

Thanks

Mick

[Rusty_OToole]

According to this account Merrimac made 12 deluxe touring bodies for Puritan Motors, the Boston Lincoln dealer in 1921. Ford took over Lincoln before the order was completed so the last 6 bodies were sold to Ford. These were the only bodies Merrimac supplied to the Lincoln company.

 

That is not to say other bodies were not made to customer's orders, who wanted a Merrimac body instead of the factory offerings. Apparently Merrimac made high quality bodies and was an OEM supplier to American Rolls Royce.

 

http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/m/merrimac/merrimac.htm

[MICKTHEDIG]

Thank Rusty, I saw that but I am trying to go a bit deeper.

 

I have contacted the Ford Museum to see if they can help.

 

[Rusty_OToole]

Is your car a deluxe touring, and was it originally sold in Boston?

[Linus Tremaine]

I would say that it fits the design parameters of a Deluxe Touring - it looks very like a brunn type 112 deluxe phaeton but has a longer rear body.  

 

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Edited September 25, 2018 by Linus Tremaine (see edit history)

[MICKTHEDIG]

Here are some pictures

[edinmass]

The depression of 1920 & 1921 was a big problem for the new Lincoln company. Having batch bodies built in combinations of five or ten was commonplace. It also wouldn’t necessarily carry a custom tag. Many manufacturers of coachbuilt bodies had their work placed on cars at the factory and sold as “stock factory bodies”. Phillips, Centeral, and a bunch of others did this well into 1928 and early 1929. By 1930 85 percent of them were gone, and almost all the others followed quickly thereafter. This particular body style was popular with resorts and hotels in the northeast. Neat car. Post more photos please, outside if possible. Thanks, Ed.

[Akstraw]

I am sorry I can't help answer your question, but just want to say it looks like a magnificent car!

 

[MICKTHEDIG]

It does look like a  B runn type 112 deluxe phaeton.

 

https://www.conceptcarz.com/profile/13508,20482/1922-lincoln-model-l.aspx

I guess it's longer to get the extra seats in

[MICKTHEDIG]

This a picture before it was painted yellow. I understand it was painted heliotrope.  My wife's mother sitting it.  

Edited September 26, 2018 by MICKTHEDIG (see edit history)

[edinmass]

Looks good! Sitting a bit high from the "new" springs........probably done forty years ago. I like the port hole in the rear flap. Jack Passy's son may be able to help you with more info.

[MICKTHEDIG]

I think they have just about settled in now. Is Jack's son on this forum?

[edinmass]

Not sure, Linus is and he is a Lincoln guy and local to Jack’s son. 

[Friartuck]

This production data provides a few clues

http://friartuck.x10.mx/Lincoln/production_information/model_L_production.html

There were 253 chassis built in 1921 that some could have worked their way to custom coach builders. Note that in 1922, Type 702 is listed. As the OP stated 720, which is the only 700 series listed, and from Judkins.

[MICKTHEDIG]

The body number 702 is interesting at Merrimac where connected to Judkins.    

[MICKTHEDIG]

The Ford Museum sent the details from their record book and it is the cars 98 birthday today. It was made on the 15 October 1921

[edinmass]

Nothing like having a 100 birthday cellebration with your car........I had one a few years ago with my Ford T. My father was born in 1922.........doesn't sound like it was that long ago............ Sure miss the old guy........