1922 Lincoln Model L
Henry Leland may have been the most talented engineer of the amazing crop of entrepreneurs that established the American automotive industry in the early 20th century – and this Lincoln was his baby.
After helping to found Cadillac, Leland left in a dispute with executive William Durant and started Lincoln. At first, the new company built only V12 aircraft engines for the war effort, but in 1920 Leland decided to start Lincoln, and the Model L, which arrived in 1921, was the company’s first car.
The heart of the Model L was Leland’s famed “Fork and Blade” V-8.
The factory on this car reads “Leland-Built Car No. 3910.” Leland would not build many more Lincolns, as financial difficulties forced him to sell out to Henry Ford in the year this car was made. But Lincoln endures, after more than 100 years, as an enduring name in American luxury automobiles.
This very original Lincoln has the original jump seats in the back, and has not been molested or modified. While requiring extensive restoration to bring it to concours level, it is nevertheless an honest example of a very rare and valuable automobile.
