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Where are you located Mr. KustomKrazy ?

The Nov.5, 2018 entry of the online journal, ( theoldmotor.com ) has three photographs of Zephyrs gathered at the Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, NC...circa 1936. This appears to be an introduction and display event of the new Lincoln Zephyr to prospective customers. Wonder how many of these actual cars still exist ?

Thanks ! On performance, I had just wondered if duals tended to lean out the V12, as happens with some setups. I am most happy to drive along in the LZ at 55 - 60 mph. Both the car and myself feel that is plenty fast. If I want to terrorize the road, I have a Ford-powered sports car that will do a pretty scary job, but I'm getting too old for that nonsense too. There's a somewhat local custom exhaust shop that I would like to see if they could make a second exhaust line work and add turbo mufflers as you have. It may be that Lincoln designed an exhaust with sufficient pressure for the V12, but I certainly suspect that a dual setup would let the engine breathe much easier. Plus, duals just have the "look" that would compliment the Zephyr so well.

My 38 Zephyr exhaust has rusty pipes and pinholes in muffler and tailpipe, so it is time this winter for a new exhaust system. I thought maybe I might see something about installing DUALS on the V12 in past newsletters, but it might be quite a while before I run across any such information. I am a newcomer to LZ so pardon me if this has been discussed before exhaustively. (ha,ha) Can anyone speak for or against DUALS ? Did you buy two single stock kits ? Did you have a local custom shop make up something from scratch ? Any special routing to watch out for? Any preferable type of muffler ? Any performance change in the V12 ? THANKS for any insight !

Did all of the Zephyrs/Continentals have the + ground wire connected to an engine head stud ? My 38 has this, and I can't help but think it looks like I bought a ground cable too short and then connected it to the closet point it would fit. I suppose it would have good conductivity to the engine there though.

I noticed a picture in a magazine showing a round red flag on top of the oil float wire. My 38 V12 has nothing but a wire sticking up in front of the oil gauge, and I have been judging my oil level by the top of that wire. Are they all supposed to have a red flag or is this an add-on for convenience ?

Hello, I am new to the world of Lincoln Zephyrs. In quickly perusing the forum, it appears the subject of oils and lubricants has not been discussed for quite a while. It is probably old hat for most here but a subject I would certainly like to hear about. What grade of oil do most owners like to run in their V12s ? With or without zinc ? I know brand preference is somewhat subjective, but have any brands given standout performance in your V12 ? SAE 160 is called for in the transmissions. Are most owners running 85W/140 ? Thanks so much for any input, A 38 Zephyr in Virginia