Photo: Barrett-Jackson
The Lincoln Zephyr is a nameplate that has long left the auto scene. Designed by Ford as a means to expand the growing luxury segment during the post-recession era, it was produced from 1936 until the Second World War stopped it in 1942.
Finding a Zephyr today is not an easy task, and you would have to be highly motivated to start a search. Like say if you were planning to rebuild it with a twist and then sell it for big bucks.
This is exactly what happened to the Zephyr pictured here, which was on the block of this month’s Barrett-Jackson online auction. The event concluded at the end of this week, and now the numbers are in.
The Zephyr as you can see it above was one of the best selling cars during the auction. It was, in fact, second only to a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window in terms of money paid for it, earning $203,500 from an unnamed bidder.
The Zephyr was originally a three-window coupe (one of the four body styles offered by the model) but has been shortened and otherwise modified to look both retro and modern at the same time. The body of the car sits on a custom chassis equipped with independent front and rear suspension, and comes with rack-and-pinion steering.
Inside all the modern amenities we are used to can be found, like 6-way power seats, air conditioning, sound system with DVD player, power windows, and power trunk.
The car’s original engine, a V12 that developed 110 hp, was replaced by a V10 you usually see on Dodge Vipers, making the Zephyr capable of developing over 400 hp.
We are not being told who the buyer of this heavily customized Zephyr is, so we have no idea if we’re going to see it pop up for another auction in the near future, as this type of car usually does.
This is exactly what happened to the Zephyr pictured here, which was on the block of this month’s Barrett-Jackson online auction. The event concluded at the end of this week, and now the numbers are in.
The Zephyr as you can see it above was one of the best selling cars during the auction. It was, in fact, second only to a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window in terms of money paid for it, earning $203,500 from an unnamed bidder.
The Zephyr was originally a three-window coupe (one of the four body styles offered by the model) but has been shortened and otherwise modified to look both retro and modern at the same time. The body of the car sits on a custom chassis equipped with independent front and rear suspension, and comes with rack-and-pinion steering.
Inside all the modern amenities we are used to can be found, like 6-way power seats, air conditioning, sound system with DVD player, power windows, and power trunk.
The car’s original engine, a V12 that developed 110 hp, was replaced by a V10 you usually see on Dodge Vipers, making the Zephyr capable of developing over 400 hp.
We are not being told who the buyer of this heavily customized Zephyr is, so we have no idea if we’re going to see it pop up for another auction in the near future, as this type of car usually does.
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