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Lincoln
Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron (style 363A)
Twelve built in 1937, six known to survive
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Rex Gray · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 12 Built
- Years
- 1937
- Engine
- L-head V12, hydraulic lifters · 6,780 cc / 6.8 LFactory: 414 cu in · converted
- Power
- 112 kW / 152 PSFactory: 150 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- LeBaron
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 6 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The LeBaron convertible sedan, body style 363A, was one of the semi-custom open bodies offered on the 1937 Model K, with a three-piece division window. Only six cars are known to survive according to RM Sotheby's.
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 Sedan by LeBaron (style 363A) (Wikimedia Commons: Lincoln K LeBaron Convertible Sedan)
Photo: Rex Gray · CC BY 2.0
Lincoln Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron (style 363A) (Wikimedia Commons: Lincoln K LeBaron Convertible Sedan)
Photo: Rex Gray · CC BY 2.0
Lincoln Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron (style 363A) (Wikimedia Commons: Lincoln K LeBaron Convertible Sedan)
Photo: Rex Gray · CC BY 2.0
Lincoln Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron (style 363A) (Wikimedia Commons: Lincoln K LeBaron Convertible Sedan)
Photo: Rex Gray · CC BY 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionknown to survive per RM Sotheby's (of 12 built, style 363A) | 62 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
| Factory package productionbuilt in 1937 | 121 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
For 1937 Lincoln still offered the Model K with 17 custom body styles beside the Zephyr. The 1937 cars had streamlined teardrop headlamps, V-front windscreens, a more simply creased body and a V12 with hydraulic lifters set further forward. RM Sotheby's says 12 convertible sedans with style 363A were built in 1937; conceptcarz gives 37 examples for the same body, and an RM lot says 30 LeBaron convertible sedans were built in 1936.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron (style 363A).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | L-head V12, hydraulic lifters2 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 6,780 cc / 6.8 LFactory: 414 cu in · converted2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 112 kW / 152 PSFactory: 150 hp · converted2 Independently researchedSource states bhp. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | three-speed manual2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | solid front axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs2 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | four-wheel power-assisted mechanical drums2 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 3,680 mmFactory: 145 in · converted2 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Style 363A is the LeBaron convertible sedan with a three-piece division window on the 145-inch wheelbase, with teardrop headlamps, a split windshield, dual side-mounted spare wheels and the Greyhound hood ornament.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
RM Sotheby's Amelia Island 2015 – 1937 Lincoln Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron Level B
- 12 built in 1937
-
2
1937 Lincoln Model K Convertible Sedan by LeBaron (Amelia Island 2015, lot 146) Level C RM Sotheby's · 2015-01-01
- one of only six currently known to survive
- V-12 engine was fitted with hydraulic lifters
- 150 bhp, 414 cu. in. L-head V-12 engine
- three-speed manual transmission
- solid front and live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs
- four-wheel power-assisted mechanical drum brakes
- Wheelbase: 145 in.
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