The Lincoln K-Series V12, often referred to simply as the “K Series”, was a line of high-end luxury cars built by Ford Motor’s Lincoln division during the economic downturn of the 1930s. s. In particular, the Lincoln K-Series cars were built between 1932 and 1939. It was a case of launching an ultra premium premium product and marketing in the automotive market at the wrong time. Maybe you can say that there are “always people with money” and it’s important to have a flagship for your brand - in this case the competition was against the V12 Cadillac road cars, but Ford and its Lincoln division struggled to keep the selling price in 4000 dollars.
The history of the line Lincoln K-Series V12 as such. Mr. Henry Leland left Cadillac in 1917, immediately after the end of WW1, and discovered a new car in 1921, which he branded and called "Lincoln." Lincoln was not yet part of the empire of Ford - it was his own essence. From the point of view of the auto industry in the United States and around the world, this period was one of the “consolidations” in which there are fewer business firms engaged in entrepreneurial activities that absorbed major problems with more financial, marketing and sales resources. Lincoln was one of those persons admitted by Ford in 1922.
Mr. Henry Ford himself was happy to allow his company's Lincoln division to continue to make small exclusive rooms for over a decade before the first Ford-Lincoln (Zephyr) was developed. The new leadership led the construction of the Lincoln V8s for ten years, but in 1932 they announced superb and quite exclusive K-series cars, one of which (in particular, the KB model) received a 7.3-liter V12 engine.
These cars were beautifully made and were quite impressive, and not just attractive to look at and admire as road lights. Their precision manufacturing accuracy was obvious, but they were just one of seven “V12” on the American auto market in 1932. Here, sales figures were low. Only over 2,000 were sold in automotive marketing and the year of sales in 1933. Despite the fact that KA, who worked on the V8, purchased a smaller version of the V12 with 6.2 liters of V12 in 1933, she alone had a retail sticker price of $ 2,700, which thus put her in the luxurious end of the car a market beyond the reach of what was then considered to be “rich” (but impoverished) by Americans. However, there was great interest in technical details.
The chassis and suspension were inherently conditional, but the engine was a mixture of old and new. Among its technical details was an angle of 65 degrees between the banks (then 60 degrees were the norm and provided the perfect balance), side valves and removable cylinder blocks on the light alloy housing. In the gearbox was synchronization (all of America followed the example of GM 1928) and the free-wheeling function in tuning. Surprisingly, the brakes were mechanically controlled, but they had a vacuum “servo” to help the driver or chauffeur.
The new Lincoln model was announced in 1934 to replace the original KAs and KBs; It had a slightly smaller engine of 6.8 liters (414 cubic inches), aluminum cylinder heads and a maximum top speed of 100 miles per hour mph. There was also an important restyling two years later on the road. However, sales continued to decline and go down when the last of the K-Series Lincoln V12 was built and rolled out of Ford-Lincoln production facilities in 1939.
However, the Lincoln name and exclusive area have been established by this product. Ford developed the Lincoln-Zephyr, which bore this prestigious brand name, which was an ultra fast car, and filled the lower price niche in the market, hitting the road. He began selling as if he was a Ford Mustang of his time. Despite the fact that the Ford-Lincoln K-Series V12 was an example of a great product that arose against strong competition and higher prices than most potential customers in its market arena could afford. However, the Ford-Lincoln K12 V12 laid the foundation for the creation and success of the Lincoln division of the giant Ford Motor Company, which acted as a prestigious Premium front panel.
