1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe - Antique Automobile Club of ...

We attended our first National Meet in Knoxville in 1996
where she received her Senior Award. At that show, another
long time 1941 Continental owner from Florida pointed out trim
and screws which were incorrect. Over the next many years
she has had minor oil and brake problems, ably repaired by
Ken Talley and had been a trailer queen except for local shows.
She was shown at the 2000 Concours at Meadow Brook Hall
near Detroit, the 2001 Eastern Concours d‘Elegance at Lehigh
University, the 2006 Amelia Island Concours in Florida, and recently
at the Hilton Head Concours in South Carolina. Although
she has won several awards, The Merritt Horne Trophy that he
personally chose at our own 2008 Fall Meet 2008 means the
most to us.
Bill accepts the Merritt
Horne Trophy from
Merritt at the 2008
TRAACA meet.
Matilda, I believe is an appropriate name that I jokingly used
to call our daughter Kim, when she misbehaved. Karen doesn‘t
care for that name so at Ken Talley‘s suggestion I asked about
my mother-in-laws‘ name Louise or Emma Louise. That wasn‘t
approved either! How about Marlene I said. Nope! Perhaps we
will need to have some sort of TRAACA contest to come up with
an appropriate name.
The trunk is not easily accessible above the continental kit.
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The hood
and ornamentcontinue
the sleek
lines.
She was driven for the first time, except locally, to the OD-
MA meet in Lynchburg in early May 2011. Top speed on the trip,
nearly 70 mph, distance 222 miles. She performed very well and
received the longest distance driven award. On the return trip
Sandy and Richard Hall, thank goodness following along, noticed
oily mist on their windshield. A cracked oil line at the filter
was to blame and we came home to Dewey and Maxine Milligan‘s
on a rollback. More durable Stainless Steel lines now replace
the original copper ones. Although we have not run out of
gas, members know it is only a matter of time for me. I have a
history of not having enough gas for even a short trip like the
Square Car Tour. Running low on oil, a much more serious potential
problem has happened three times.
Despite these problems, she has been a fun learning experience
and Karen and I have become more attached to her as the
years pass. We tell our children ―We sure hope you two like her
because she represents is a significant part of your inheritance‖.
Something tells me that one of them will decide someday she
really is, now, finally, a member of the family.
Door panels ,
handles, and
knobs have the
clean lines of
the late art deco
style.