For Sale: 1953 Lincoln Capri Convertible - $35,500 - Boston, MA - Not Mine

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For Sale: 1953 Lincoln Capri Convertible - $35,500 - Boston, MA

CAPRI CONVT - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org)
Seller's Description:

This beautiful car once belonged to Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Boston, MA. This CAPRI CONVT is still 6 volts from the factory, never touched snow, and always stayed in the garage. The car is fantastic for the summer.
Contact: Al Winston. text: (617) 6-7-one-8-six-5-1

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I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1953 Lincoln Capri Convertible.
The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1946-1975, Edited by John Gunnell states 2,372 1953 Lincoln Capri Convertible built.

[daniel boeve]

Looks very good ! Full leather interior !If only it was a cadillac or Buick from the same year .That would have been a dream car .The only Lincoln i like is the 1961 cvt .I had one 40 years ago and i still look for it to buy it back if possible .White car with black interior .

[m-mman]

7 hours ago, daniel boeve said:

If only it was a Cadillac or Buick from the same year

Yeah, sadly these Lincolns (52-55) dont carry the panache of a Cadillac. 

 

Difficult to understand but Ford actually decided to not go head to head with Cadillac but instead to target Oldsmobile and Buick(!)  Nice write up about this in SIA decades ago. 

A good friend summed these up best "They are nothing but a heavy duty Ford" 

 

This looks like a nice example The green color is wonderful! 

[B Jake Moran]

I agree, but those were strange times for Ford, and if I remember the ledger was a little thin for awhile.  Ernie Breech helped, not sure about the whiz kids as a whole. 

 

So - I really like this car and if it were a Cadillac, I think it tips $50,000.  My only beef is the black leather interior.  Ouch in the summer. I can say I mostly drove my convertibles top down in the spring and fall and had the heater on.   Not much driving in the summer, and blankets would be a necessity.  

[neil morse]

Looks like a nice car.  I spent many hours as a youth in the Larz Anderson Museum.