1939 Lincoln Zephyr V-12 Coupe History and Restoration by JB Donaldson w

[@YippeeKiYayMrFalcon]

The Lincoln Zephyr is an art-deco rolling piece of art!! My favorite late 30's coupe is a '37-'42 Willys coupe, but the Zephyr is a close 2nd! Very similar body lines between the two actually. I'm building a '40 Willys coupe as a gasser, but I'd love to also have a Zephyr as a cruiser car! Absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@BarryTsGarage]

Wow - fantastic!

[@joeguzman3558]

I'm not a car guy to me cars are just transportation but that car it's absolutely gorgeous

[@michaelcallahan5358]

A beauty, I’m sure the V- 12 has plenty of POWER!

[@jmacp4703]

Such a beautiful restoration of a classic car!

[@SaveTHEMEXICAN]

Yep!

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Very nice story and interview! Such a beautiful car. Ed Smith a great engine builder, nice to have experienced guy working on it. I am just getting to learn about him a bit. A good suggestion as well to have those who will inherit this vehicles to know how to drive and appreciate them.

[@aerzengellus]

What a beast!! Congrats to the owner

[@BarryTsGarage]

I’ll pass that on to

[@patrickancona1193]

Love the respect for the creators of these works of art, I can’t stand the chop shops, just a beaut

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thank you, patrick! And thanks for joining us on the channel here

[@SaveTHEMEXICAN]

That’s a good looking car! With power to match!

[@BarryTsGarage]

You're right - plenty of power! Thanks for watching

[@tomnekuda3818]

There's never been a more beautiful car than a Lincoln Zephyr. I dropped a Zephyr V-12 into my '51 Ford along with the trans and rearend. The gears were of higher quality metal than the Fords of the same era.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks for your comment, Tom. I didn’t know that, but it’s not surprising - the Zephyr was top drawer! Great to have you along!

[@davidmcleod7757]

nice nice set of wheels

[@josefontes5417]

Su Lincoln zephir es la más bella restauración que e visto des de Uruguay apreciando mucho su trabajo

[@BarryTsGarage]

Jose - Muchas gracias por mirar y por tu aliento.

[@rodney8763]

Next I think you should look at Mike Bello's '39 Lincoln Zephyr.

[@martydavies7198]

I had one stored in my garage for a friend who had bought it in Argentina. It was a clean original car except that someone along the line had exchanged the original engine for a 60 Cadillac motor. From memory it had another small window in the rear. He said it was an Opera Coupé. Does that sound right?

[@packard5682]

I have read that the reason Henry Ford hated 6 cylinder motors was because that his Model K, which was a huge expensive 6 cylinder car, was such a flop in sales. Henry never wanted to build luxury cars in his early years and the Model K was sort of foisted on him by the board of directors that were in charge at that time. That explains 1 theory of why he disliked 6 cylinders.

[@1960fl]

For a guy whose automotive narcissism criticized others "Monkeying around with design," he should have left the engine alone, the air filter itself looks like a nose ring on a grandmother, let alone the paint looks like it was done with a roller. These cars used nitrocellulose lacquer and were hand-rubbed from the factory sad to see on such a rare car.

[@BarryTsGarage]

I love the range of preference and priorities in the classic car world. Thanks for your comment!

[@jamesgreene5342]

the dislikes still drive yugo's

[@BarryTsGarage]

Haha!

[@paulhartnell2543]

A automatic transmission, no thanks

[@BarryTsGarage]

You would like his ‘38 then. Original stick hidden in the dash.

[@BarryTsGarage]

The new 39 project is a manual transmission for your enjoyment!