Lincoln Automobile - History
The Lincoln motor company was founded in 1917 by the same Henry Leland that changed the name of the “Henry Ford Company” to the “Cadillac Automobile Company” (in 1903) .
Leland left GM’s Cadillac division to start the Lincoln Motor Company . He built Liberty Aircraft engines during WW1 .
After the war Leland began making luxury automobiles . The company went bankrupt after making only about 150 automobiles .
In 1922 Ford Motor Company bought Lincoln and by the fall of that year Henry Ford sold over 5,500 Lincoln Automobiles .
The first Lincolns were powered by a V8 flathead engine that produced 90 horsepower . This engine used a 60 degree cylinder separation when others of that time used a 90 degree .
This engine ran much smoother and with less vibration than other engines of that time.
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In 1932 Lincoln introduced a V12 engine that was also very smooth running .
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Lincoln is still Fords top luxury line of automobiles and they are top sellers .
