Phil Knapp

I believe that 1936 and 1937 Lincoln Zephyrs used a "standard" rear axle gear set. From 1938 and later, the rear axle gearset used "Hypoid" gears. My experience with early Fords indicated that 90 weight gear oil was specified. I'm attaching lubrication specs from the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr owner's manual and a Texaco publication. Both indicate that 90W is used. Here in Texas, where it gets HOT, I've been using 140W gear oil. If your rear axle leaks, 140W won't leak out as fast as 90W!

Here's the battery I have in my 1939 and 1941 Lincolns. It's an 'Interstate' 2-XHD, 600 Cold Cranking Amps, 750 Cranking Amps. It always cranks briskly (if the terminals are kept clean!).

I've seen these on ebay from time to time. However, many ebay sellers have no idea of exactly what they are trying to sell and usually have a WAY inflated value of their stuff. Most ebay items I've bid on lately have been 'sniped' in the last few seconds - at a ridiculous price! A FAR better source would be the 'Sources' section of the Lincoln Zephyr Owners Club website at www.lzoc.org. If you own a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr, may I suggest that you join the LZOC. There's an on-line membership application on the website ( www.lzoc.org ). Good Luck!

The number on the bell housing (actually the transmission) is the VIN of the car that the transmission was originally installed in. Since by now, most transmissions have been replaced, that number is useless to determine the actual VIN of the car - UNLESS it's the original transmission that came in the car. This can only be determined by comparing it with the VIN on the frame of the car - a Catch-22 situation! As far as the numbers on the engine block are concerned, I would defer to Peecher of V12Bill for that information. As to the specific year of your Zephyr Convertible, I have attached photos of 1942, 1946 and 1947-48 Lincoln hood trim. Note that none of these emblems appear to be on your car. Also note the different shapes of the hood ornaments.

The VIN will be stamped on the left side of the front crossmember, next to the motor mount. It's also stamped on the left rear frame rail, near the gas filler neck. The attached photo shows what the front crossmsmber VIN (7H153405) looks like on my 1947 Convinental. It's hard to see and even harder to photograph! I was forced to get this picture because the powers that be here in Texas erroneously had the car listed as 'scrapped' and I needed to prove that it is still extant!

Hi Rolf. May I add my congratulations for your 75th birthday! Glad to see you back on the forum after a long absence. Thanks for all your help and advice over the past years including putting me on to the '41 Zephyr Convertible project car in Oklahoma (which I have enjoyed looking at, but not working on)!

Just because it's TITLED as a '45 doesn't mean it's really a 1945 model! I've seen cars that were titled as one year when the manufacturer actually called it another year. The only way to identify the actual year of manufacture is by the VIN. The body number helps a bit too. This is more than likely an early 1946 car. Ford didn't intentionally produce any cars as 1945 models, except for military use and these were all 4-door sedans, NO convertibles!

What's the VIN? I didn't think that there were any cars produced in 1945. Somebody shold be able to tell the production date from the VIN. I've never seen any production data for 1945.

If Peecher is correct (he usually is) and you are looking for photos of 1965 Buicks, you have probably already tried GOOGLE. I just did a 'GOOGLE' on '1965 Buick' and came up with this result: 1 - 10 of about 2,820,000 for 1965 Buick That's a LOT of hits and it would take a LONG time to research them on my dial-up line! I might give it a shot for '1941 Lincoln Continental' though. Yeah, that's a lot easier! 1 - 10 of about 67,700 for 1941 Lincoln Continental.

Here's the way the blower is installed on my 'mostly original' 1941 Continental. The previous owner installed dual exhausts so the heater heat exchanger is missing and he jury-rigged some flexible tubing to the blower. All the heater parts came with the car and I will install them as time (and ambition) permits. This car also has the original heater intake chamber at the top of the radiator. I had never seen one before I got this car.

As a matter of fact, I DO have a 1939 Zephyr Convertible Coupe which I have for sale for LESS than 6 figures! Check out the LZOC classified ads for pre-war cars at www.lzoc.org. I also have two Webshots Photo albums of the car at: http://community.webshots.com/album/73152974bRlXIf and: Columbia Overdrive Installation - 1939 Lincoln Zephyr pictures from cars photos on webshots I'll attach a diagram the dimensions of the car to this post.</O:p

Hi Frenchy, Why don't you post the pictures of your engine stand here on the forum? Many (or most) of us would be interested in seeing what it looks like! It's real easy, just scroll down to "Additional Options" and click on "Manage Attachments". A window will pop up with options to "browse" your computer and select the images you want to attach. Then click "Upload" and wait until "Done" appears in the lower left corner of the window. When that appears, click on "Preview Post" to see if you have atteched the right files. If everything is OK, just click "Submit Reply" and it's done. The only thing I might recommend is to make the images around 640x480 in resolution to avoid them being too large.

Here's the spring spreader I used when I installed the Columbia axle in my '39 Zephyr. It's a couple of pieces of black iron pipe with the ends flattened and a '39 Ford friction jack between. It worked really well, no problems!

Hi Jeff, That looks like a pretty staight car. It looks better than what I drug home from Oklahoma in 2006! Got any more photos of it? I hope you recommended that the new owner join the LZOC.

I gotta wonder what a Buick guy wants with photos of Lincoln Zephyrs? A bit of jealousy perhaps?? The Buick club has been having it's meet at the Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas on the same April weekend as the LCOC. We usually walk over to look at the Buicks and sometimes even take some pictures! I have Webshots photo albums of the last 8 LCOC Salado meets at: phil_knapp1's photos and albums on webshots There's bound to be a few Buick photos in there!

I'm afraid that I can't help you with your tumbler poblem. However, the Contiental trunk lock assemblies are identical from 1941 through 1948. I've seen them on ebay, but I'm sure that one of the Lincoln parts vendors listed in the "sources" section of the LZOC website at www.lzoc.org will be able to fix you up. I just experienced the same password problem you described. This silly forum software doesn't display the "Log Out" option until AFTER you have successfully logged in! I went through the same gyrations you did, established a NEW userid, etc. Later I was able to use my "NEW" password and get back in as myself instead of my alter-ego (Kyle Brule)! Good luck!!

Sometimes Texas is better, sometimes not! July 2009 was the hottest month ever recorded in Austin, Texas. So far this summer we have had 57 days at 100 degrees or more. Going for another record in August. I'd like for it to cool off soon so I can go back into my barn without getting roasted! I was FINALLY able to log back in using my "NEW" password so "Kyle Brule" may become my alter ego. The problem is that you never know if you have successfully logged in because the "Log Out" flag doesn't get displayed until you read a post. How wierd is that???

The Lincoln overdrive transmission will bolt to a Ford V8 engine. The bolt pattern is the same. However, it will take some serious frame surgery to get that combination into an early Ford car.

I haven't learned how to create a private message in this new %^^*&(#@ forum. If you send me one, I probably won't be able to read it! At this point, I'm not even sure I can post this reply...

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Merv Adkins has a bunch of these striker plates. They were used in all Continentals and Zephyrs from 1941 through 1948. The are right and left, but are interchangeable front and rear - the left rear will work on the right front etc. You might give Merv a call and get a good plate from the rear door of a Zephyr - it probably would not have as much wear as a front plate.

Yup, these are the correct shape for 1941 Lincoln Zephyr AND Continental horn rings. If you will examine the photos I posted of 1941 and 1942-48 steering wheels it will become apparent that these are totally differnt shapes. The 1941 Lincoln horn rings are unique and do not interchange with later models. This is only one of the unique features of 1941 Lincolns that are not like any other Lincolns, earlier or later. Again, please post a photo of the steering wheel and horn ring on your car. One picture is worth a thousand words!

Before spending any money on rebuilt shocks, I would check the shocks for leaks. If there are no leaks, try moving the shock arm. If the arm moves easily, you might be in the market for a rebuilt shock. If you feel pretty strong resistance and no leaks, I would leave it alone. I'm pretty sure that the shock linkages are interchangeable with Ford. Check with one of the parts vendors on the LZOC website at www.lzoc.org or one of the several antique Ford parts vendors. I'm pretty sure that the shocks on my 1941 Continental are original and the car rides just fine. I've seen Lincoln shock absorbers on ebay from time to time. In fact, I recently got this set of unique 1941 Lincoln (only) shocks off ebay.

Attached are pictures of 1942 and 1946-48 Lincoln Steering wheels which are alike except the '42 wheel is ivory and the later wheels are translucent maroon. I already posted a photo of the only correct 1941 steering wheel and semi circular horn ring. Unfortunately, 1941 steering wheels were made of Henry Ford's experimental soy bean plastic which deteriorated rapidly. Very few original 1941 steering wheels remain! 1940 Lincolns had no horn ring, just a button in the center of the wheel. If possible, please post some photos of your car on this forum. It would eliminate a lot of guesswork about what your car is really kike.

The previous owner of my '41 Continental installed dual exhausts which eliminated the heat exchanger. However, I have the parts but can't install them until I remove the dual exhausts. Here are pictures of the heat exchanger on my '39 Zephyr and the rare heater fresh air intake at the top of the radiator. We don't think about heaters very often here in Texas!