imported_Phil Knapp Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Are all Lincoln Zephyr trunk hinges interchangeable <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> - 1936 through 1948? Do they have a spring that keeps the trunk lid open? I don't remember ever seeing a stick holding up a trunk lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBoz Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Hey Phil -My '37 hinges hold the trunklid up without a stick (barely right now, but that's a different story). I haven't looked at them closely yet, but they seem to have a "catch" that holds the trunklid up, which is released then by lifting the trunklid further up before letting it down.Right now, they are auctioning a pair of '37 springs on ebay. There are springs on it, but they don't look to be heavy duty -- I think it's the catch mechanism that keeps it up. Hope this helps some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Phil Knapp Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 Thanks for the information CecilRight now I don't own a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, but one of the ones I'm looking at has "broken" trunk hinges. Since these items come up relatively infrequently, I thought I'd bid on the '37 hinges on ebay, just in case. That is, unless somebody else wants them more than I do! It never seems to hurt to have replacement parts on the shelf for these old cars!Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBoz Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 Phil -I took a closer look. The ebay ad is for *hood* hinges -- my trunklid hinges don't have any springs at all, and they also have a distinctive "dogleg" that allows it to get around the edge of the trunklid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Phil Knapp Posted June 12, 2003 Author Share Posted June 12, 2003 Thanks for the closer inspection, Cecil. I think you're right, they don't look like the 1947 Zephyr trunk hinges in my Salado, TX 2003 LCOC photo album at:http://community.webshots.com/photo/69421051/76641960pZvVKO Do your '37 hinges look like that? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBoz Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 The general shape of my trunk hinges is very similar (and they may be substitutable), but mine don't have the wound springs on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Phil Knapp Posted June 14, 2003 Author Share Posted June 14, 2003 I just looked up trunk hinges in my newly acquired 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Body Parts List. The part numbers are: HB-725450 (Right) and HB-725451 (Left). This indicates that these hinges are not unique to 1939 Zephyrs and may be interchangeable through several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_V12Bill Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Phil, Trunk hinges from l940-48 seem to be the same. However 4 door sedans have hinges that are not visable from the outside and coupes and conv. have chrome plated hinges that arae mounted on the outside of the lid. My 48 conv. hinges have a prefix of O6H- which starts usage in l940.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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