allcars Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Seeking info about the history of this very unusual three-door Lincoln K Special Limousine. It was built on a 1936 K 136-inch wheelbase chassis by Brunn & Co. There are two doors on the left, both hinged at the rear, and a single door on the right. The car number is K-5820 and the Brunn design number may be 2945. The interior is almost fully custom and has a large locking cabinet built into the area where the right-hand front seat would normally be. The driver's seat is fully walled off with glass panes. The car may have been built for business or management use. All seating in this three-passenger car is trimmed in black leather.We believe the car has been in Pennsylvania at least since the 1980s. We'd love to know who originally ordered this 1936 car, and why it was configured so unusually.A similar post has been placed on the AACA General Forum.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 If you contact the Henry Ford Museum Research Library in Dearborn, MI you can order a copy the original build card for the chassis. All they need is the serial number, K 5820. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allcars Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thanks...we do have the build card info; shows that chassis was sent to Brunn for Special Limo #2945 but no other details on coachwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I don't remember, but are the Brunn records at the CCCA Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan? Perhaps they have something. Was there a monogram on the rear door originally? Those initials could give a clue who owned it new if you knew what city it was sold in. You could go to the library of that city and look up an old social registry from 1936 and see what people had those initials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The "high roof" is interesting, as it was a design consideration for President Franklin Roosevelt on a slightly later Lincoln, see Brunn & Company, Brunn & Co., Hermann A. Brunn, Herman C. Brunn, Herman Brunn, Brunn Body, Lincoln - Coachbuilt.com The high roof on the car discussed on that link was a touring car, and it was said to look ungainly, and the roofline later changed. Apparently the higher roof made it easier for him to enter and exit the car, although in a touring one would think you could just put the top down.But, your high roof closed car, and with only one door on the curb side (the President wouldn't need two doors!) sure makes one wonder if that's the connection....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Having only one door on the curb side would make this car very difficult for someone with a disability to enter and exit, especially with FDR’s disability. </SPAN> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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