Hello Pat, I see from your post --#1 , this is your 1st post on the website; welcome! This is very interesting..... because I came across the same thing back in 4th week of Dec. 1965! This is when I got into the old car hobby. I purchased what I thought was 1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet from a small used car lot in Essex , Maryland. When I got the car home, things did not check out just right. If you can get a hold of an early "MOTORS AUTO REPAIR MANUAL" , it will be a great help. I have a 1935-1951 edition and it states under Lincoln that the 1st . serial for '42 is H129691 and the 1st
serial # for '46 H series Lincoln is H136255. I think you have ,perhaps an updated 1942 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet! My car was H131762.
Are your windows vacuum controlled or elect/ hyd.? Check the top motors-are they electric or elec./ hyd? If you look down on the front crossmember on the driver's side the serial # is stamped on the cross member. You will have to lightly sand the paint/ rust off the # should be there. Also on the driver's side frame back just above the gas fill pipe, the # is stamped here also. To bad you don't have the body plate mounted on the firewall, this will give the model # and the production count. There were only 136 '42 Lincoln Continental cabriolets built before WW11. Apparently your car and my car were "updated" '42's. After the War ,anything with 4 wheels were put on the road until auto production was up and running. The 2 carb manifold is aftermarket--- but don't get rid of it!!! You may want to use it later. The '42 grille sections are all stainless steel. The same front fenders
will fit. You'll find holes drilled or torched to take the post war grille sections. What hood ornament do you have ? Do you have a gold finish around your clock and speedo ? That's all for now --- Larry