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24/11/2024 12:25 am
A couple of months ago I posted questions about the WMCE 1955 Lincoln Sportsman and was unsure about getting one. I was since able to get one for great price and surprisingly it looks better in person than in photos. I thought it would be fitting for it to have a companion. I had the 46/47 Brooklin Mercury Sportsman that needed work so I refinished and enhance it to go with the Lincoln. Photos attached
24/11/2024 12:37 am
Amazingly cool models and cars ! They both look excellent and certainly that neat Lincoln Sportsman is a not-often seen automobile or replica.
24/11/2024 8:57 am
Absolutely +1!Amazingly cool models and cars ! They both look excellent and certainly that neat Lincoln Sportsman is a not-often seen automobile or replica.
24/11/2024 9:22 am
Nice repaint of the Mercury Chazy. After many years of indecision, I acquired the Lincoln and am glad I did. I also have the Ford Sportsman to complete the trio. Love those woodies.
24/11/2024 9:31 am
Great comparison photos. Whilst the aesthetics of the Lincoln are doubtful, I would love to have one !
24/11/2024 11:46 am
Wow, great stuff.
24/11/2024 1:47 pm
Kudos for the Mercury redo. I've done a couple of these.
As for the Lincoln, Ford Motor Company ever made this car as a concept or for real. It was one persons "pipe dream" that was being passed off something that Ford made. The speculation of one or was many as eight being made was spread to "legitimize" this car. For starters Ford would never do something so crude with regards to the wood. Additionally another error on the car are the '57-'58 DeSoto "Sportsman" emblems. Lincoln would have used Chrysler emblems especially that didn't exist in 1955. Also there is absolutely no documentation whether in print or any photos of a vehicle like this. The first time there was a mention if this car was in 1987 in an auction catalog. The model is a very nice reputation of what one persons idea of what might have been but never was.
24/11/2024 2:15 pm
@parisi50 You're correct. I once owned a few Road-Race Lincolns and was a member of the LCOC. This particular '55 "Sportsman" was analyzed at nauseum, but I stood firm (believing it was real ) finally however, I acquiesced and was then convinced; this Lincoln's a fake as you noted.
The Tucker convertible, according to the Tucker experts I've spoken to, is also a fake. Like this Lincoln, there's simply no proof of company involvement.
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24/11/2024 2:20 pm
@chris Yes Chris, the Tucker convertible is as fake as the '55 Lincoln Sportsman is. I don't know why people are compelled to do stuff like that.
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24/11/2024 2:40 pm
I can imagine why somebody might make these alterations if it was, as mentioned, a personal pipe dream, (though as Curtis points-out, with the 'high profile' woodwork the Lincoln, in real life, is more of a pipe nightmare). But why not say "this is my creation", other than to augment its resale value?
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