Lincoln
Model K Convertible Roadster by LeBaron

Why it matters

LeBaron's convertible roadster was a short-wheelbase, sporting open body on the 1935 Model K chassis, built in only 30 examples and sold at $4,600 each to the wealthiest buyers. RM Sotheby's calls it one of the most beautiful Lincolns of the Classic Era.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster by LeBaron (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · CC BY 2.0
• Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster by LeBaron (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

By 1935 the luxury market had nearly vanished in the Depression, and Lincoln survived thanks to Ford support, while Edsel Ford backed coachbuilders with commissions on Lincoln chassis. LeBaron built the roadster on a shortened chassis. The 2025 RM Sotheby's catalogue says fewer than 10 survive, while the 2014 catalogue says reportedly only three.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Factory build records and body plaques identify individual cars. The 2025 lot was the 12th produced and shipped 4 March 1935 according to its factory build record, and the 2014 lot carries a plaque under the passenger seat as the 11th. Both lots show dual side-mounted spares.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's Hershey 2025 – 1935 Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster by LeBaron Level B

   • 30 examples produced

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   1935 Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster by LeBaron (Arizona 2014) Level C RM Sotheby's · 2014-01-01

   • one of reportedly only three that survive today
   • 414 cu. in. L-head V-12 engine
   • 150 bhp, 414 cu. in. L-head V-12 engine
   • 150 bhp, 414 cu. in. L-head V-12
   • three-speed manual transmission
   • front and rear semi-elliptic leaf springs
   • four-wheel power-assisted mechanical drum brakes
   • Wheelbase: 136 in.

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   1935 Lincoln Model K Convertible Roadster by LeBaron (Hershey 2025) Level C RM Sotheby's · 2025-01-01

   • fewer than 10 remain in existence today

   Accessed 2026-11-12