1949, 1950, and 1951 are the only years for Lincoln “Junior” models to use the two piece split windscreen. Only the top of the line Cosmopolitan uses one piece windscreen. “Junior” Lincoln came in three body styles for 1949, 1950, and 1951 are: Coupe, 4 door center opening doors, and a convertible, like Cosmopolitan.
Nice car, but the base price was about 2,500 - 1,600 wouldn't even buy the equivalent Mercury - but it would buy a 51 Custom Deluxe Ford V8 (barely). The car is actually the base series (vs. the high trim Cosmopolitan) and the side treatment was standard - the 'z' trim was a later model year change.
I currently own a Lincoln and it’s not even close to what they made back then. Those were works of art, mine is a dressed up Ford. Today’s auto industry is centered around cheap mass produced crap boxes.
Base price was not $1600 on these cars, my 1949 Lincoln 2 door coupe had a base price of $3150, the sedans were $3960. These cars were expensive as hell when new. The 337 flathead came out in Lincolns in 1949, but ford put it in some of their trucks in 1948.
The Audio was Quite POOR for most of this video. The 51 Mercury Shared Virtually the Same Body, (Dash included), except for the front end. And I Think The Mercury Looked Better Too.
