What year were Zephyrs made?

[Rusty_OToole]

Have been having an argument with a new Lincoln owner about this. He recently bought what he calls a "1947 Lincoln Zephyr". It was my understanding that Lincoln dropped the Zephyr name about the time they ceased producing the senior Lincolns and postwar they were all "Lincolns". In other words they stopped using the Zephyr name some time in the early or mid 40s even though the car they produced was a Zephyr in all but name until 1948.

Can anyone give me a definite answer or date on this?Is there any way to prove it?

[imported_Phil Knapp]

Easy, just look at the cars and/or the magazine ads. From 1936 through 1942 the word "Zephyr" appeared on all the cars and in all the magazine ads. After the war, the name "Zephyr" no longer appeared anywhere on the car, but the car didn't change. "Lincoln Zephyr" appeared on the hubcaps through 1940 (even on the 1940 Continental). In 1941 the hubcaps had "Lincoln V-12" on them so they could be used on both Zephyrs and Continentals. From 1942 through 1948, hubcaps only had "Lincoln" on them and in 1948 only the front hubcaps said "Lincoln". Since fender skirts covered the rear hubcaps, why spend money for the "Lincoln" sign?