John Murphy

Lee, sent you a PM. I have a shell you might use.

The horn button lettering needs to be gold plated for the Continentals and custom Zephyrs or just chrome plated for the regular Zephyrs.. Can you do that?

Go to www.metrommp.com. Click on "search for parts"...then click on your "year", next click on "vehicle make", then click on "vehicle model". The page on the 1941 Lincoln stuff will appear. Now scroll on down to mp 821m. Should be what you are looking for. They also have a few more items for your car. Have fun.

Ron, check the paint on the top side of the large inner front fender brace on your car. Since it is not exposed to sunlight it just might show the true Capri Blue paint hue you want. A thought...

Ron...This paint was thoroughly researched by long time LCOC member Lloyd Pearson when he was restoring his 100 point Lincoln Continental Cabriolet in an article he did for LCOC in the summer of 1973. He used the 1966 Buick Riviera Plum paint for his dashboard. The GM code for Riviera Plum is "U" for the short code version or WA3516. He further notes that Gold Macoid was the finish listed for the dash bezels, trim, window cranks and door handles. Gold Macoid was THE finish unless listed otherwise on the car's production card. Gold Macoid was the standard for the Continentals while chrome was standard for the Zeffers unless noted on the car prodiction record. I googled "Paint code for 1966 Buick Riviera Plum paint." The third paragraph down on the answer shows this code. Hope this helps

The Internet and Google never ceases to amaze me. I Googled "paint code for 1946 Lincoln Sheldon Gray" and up comes the desrded information...Seems like Ford's also used Shendon Gray for their cars in 1946. The info listed three manufacturers.......Ford code is 1413, the Ditzler PPG code is 30081, and finally Dupont lists 34885. The paragraph also list the same numbers for Ford. Hope this helps.

According to the LCOC restoration manual the code for the 1946 Sheldon Gray exterior paint is M14137.

It would be helpful to know its year of manufacture, was it a two door, four door, convertible...maybe the color.

Aluminum.

Scott, sent you a pvt email.

If your air cleaner is a Lincoln one ...the air filter is just 2 pieces of 1/4" hardware cloth mesh with a copper mesh filter between. Go to Publix...in the household cleaner section look for a product called "chor boy". It's a copper mesh pad...like a brillo pad. Buy three packages, remove the staples and unroll the pads. Fit the three mesh pads to forn a single long pad about 3/4" in diameter. Take the two hardware cloth mesh (one small, one large) and sandwich the copper mesh between the two of them. Fluff them out to form a substitute copper mesh air filter...just like an original. Oil the mesh with 30w oil and that should help the engine breathe. Contact Earle Brown (our resident mechanical V 12 parts supplier) and buy his ready made plug wires. Much easier and cheaper in the long run over making your own right now. You will find our suppliers under sources on the web page. Narragansett can supply your needed wiring with proper 6 volt wiring runs. Print out their catalog. Jake Fleming can properly set up your distributor, check his ad. A properly setup distirbutor is half the battle. He can also rebuild your v 12 coil. With those two rebuilt you are on your way to a non stinking (maybe just a little)good running V 12. Getting your carb and fuel pump is also a must. As Lee said...get clean (non ethinol) gas in your tank. You should find someone on the Beach that has not ethinol. When you are ready to rewire the engine...a suggestion is the spray silicone in the two wire tubes. Makes sliding the many fat wires lots easier. Keep asking for help. We were all in the same position you are now in getting all 12 cylinders to function. No such thing as a dumb question. JUst ask...

Could it be that NO engine number number stamped on the block meant that the servicing dealer didn't have to submit paperwork to change the owner's title to reflect the new engine number. Quicker and easier to just substitute an factory authorized rebuilt inexpensive engine. Been told this by a couple of "oldtimers."

Yep

Dave Cole in an article he wrote for LCOC's maazine Continental Comments winter edition #95 reports that Lincoln Zephyr #100000 was reported junked out, no longer exists by member Larry Petit of Van Nuys, California. Now recycled and enjoying a new life as possibly part of a newer Lincoln...

John, suggest you google "Columbia rear axle". Lots of information available. The Columbia Rear Axle is not an aftermarket automotive part. It is a genuine original factory overdrive unit. It was either added to the car under construction at the factory or added to the car at a later date by the Lincoln dealer. There is a dealer in California who can help you with parts. Just ask later if you need parts. Good luck with the car. If you are not a LZOC club member you need to join. We're the club for Lincoln V 12's. Print out a application on our webpage.

I doubt if you will ever find out if it has an original engine. Engines were constantly changed....cheap Factory offerings. You just replaced damaged gears in the tranny...lift out and put in new parts...not the whole tranny...simple. If numbered engines were replaced, titles had to be change to reflect new unit. Dealers happy. Less paperwork., It was sinple operaton and cheap and you got an engine with currect modifications. From the outside...the same engine...inside with new moving parts. Your car was back on the road again....quicker and you were happy with the new power.

Jim, these bafles are correct. Lincoln uses them to direct cool water furthur back in the block to cool off the back cylinders. I guess it is considered a band aid approach to the never ending heating problems of the V-12 engine.

Hawaii, your Lincoln V12 rebuild manual is on Ebay right now. See ebay 400676711748 for rebuild information. Contact Earle Brown for your mechanical parts for your needs. Merv Adkins will be of great help also. Both listed under "sources" on the LZOZ web page.

Scott, still does it have the overdrive relay on the firewall?

Scott...your car on 1941 came with one of three types of transmissions...the standard three position one, or a Borg Warner overdrive transmission, or the old standbyy Columbia overdrive transmission. If you have a Borg Warner overdrive trannsmission you would have an overdrive relay box mounted above and a little to the left of the voltage regulator on the firewall. Not there, no Borg Warner overdrive transmission.

Scott..."L" stands for lights. "D" stands for defroster. "H" stands for heater. These knobs are in the dash. The "D" knob is attached to the defroster manifold unit that is on the firewall. and directs the hot air to the window defroster nozzels. "H" heater knob directs the heated hot air into the cabin. Underneath the dashboard on the lower left side is mounted the hood release cable. Next to it is the "O" overdrive cable to engage and disengage the Borg Warner overdrive unit. The overdrive unit is attached to the rear of the transmission...about 18" in length. If it "ain't" there. you "ain't" got an overdrive in your car. Better check in this before you go any furthur. No Overdrive cable might mean not overdrive tranny. Just a three speed tranny.

I there a knob with an "O" on it under the dash to the left of the steering wheel and next to the hood release cable? This is your manual connection to the overdrive. Without it you can''t engage the overdrive.

Paul...all Lincolns from 1940 thru 1948 used driver's side water pump body 06H 8504 with a plug since that pump supplied the hot water for the hot water heating system. Cars with hot air heating system used the 06H 8502 B water pump body no hole. 38 and 39 Lincolns used 86H 8503 and 86H 8504 water pumps. 36 and 37 used water pumps H 8601 B and H 8602 B,

Scott ...send you a photo as requested.

Well live and learn, Murph...it appears that 1938 was the last year for the rear axle mounted speedometer connection. The 30 and 40 Lincolns used the forward torque tube speedometer connection and a 96H 4010B axle housing. Due to the 1941 rear axle being newly widened the speedometer connection on the forward torque tube was also used for Columbia Axles ordered from the factory. The Columbia Axle used the 16H 4010 B right side axle housing. There was no Columbia Axle housing built after 1941. Borg Warner overdrive units were the units used in and after 1941...althought I have heard rumors that some Columbia Axles were used in 1942 and even after the war...probably dealer installed.