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Lincoln Cosmopolitan

Lincoln Cosmopolitan
1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan convertible.JPG
Overview
Manufacturer Lincoln (Ford)
Production 1948–1954
Body and chassis
Class full-size luxury car
Layout FR layout
Chronology
Predecessor Lincoln EL-series
Successor Lincoln Premiere (sedan)
Lincoln Capri (coupe)
Generation one
Lincoln Cosmopolitan 1949.jpg
Overview
Model years 1949–1951
Assembly Maywood Assembly, Maywood, California, United States
Lincoln Assembly, Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Edison Assembly, Edison, New Jersey, United States
St. Louis Assembly, St.Louis, Missouri, United States
Designer Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
2-door Capri coupe
2-door convertible
4 door sedan
Powertrain
Engine 337 cu in (5.5 L) 2-bbl. Flathead V8
Transmission 3-speed manual
4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 125.0 in (3,175 mm)
Length 1949: 220.5 in (5,601 mm)
1950: 221.2 in (5,618 mm)
1951: 222.5 in (5,652 mm)
Width 1949–50: 77.8 in (1,976 mm)
1950–51: 78.2 in (1,986 mm)
Height 1949–50: 62.7 in (1,593 mm)
1951: 62.6 in (1,590 mm)
Curb weight 4,400–4,800 lb (2,000–2,200 kg)
Generation two
Lincoln Cosmopolitan 1954.jpg
Overview
Model years 1952–1954
Assembly Maywood Assembly, Maywood, California, United States
Edison Assembly, Edison, New Jersey, United States
Wixom Assembly, Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Wayne, Michigan United States
St.Louis, Missouri, United States
Designer Bill Schmidt
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
Related Lincoln Capri
Powertrain
Engine 317 cu in (5.2 L) Lincoln Y-block V8
Transmission 4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 123.0 in (3,124 mm)
Length 1952: 214.0 in (5,436 mm)
1953: 214.1 in (5,438 mm)
1954: 215.0 in (5,461 mm)
Width 77.5 in (1,968 mm)
Height 62.6 in (1,590 mm)
Curb weight 4,300–4,400 lb (2,000–2,000 kg)

The Lincoln Cosmopolitan is a full-size luxury car that was sold by Lincoln from the 1949 through the 1954 model year. All Lincolns were manufactured at Lincoln Assembly, Dearborn, Michigan, while some were sent in "knock-down kits" to regional factories at Maywood Assembly, Maywood, California, Edison Assembly, Edison, New Jersey, or St. Louis Assembly, St.Louis, Missouri, and assembled locally.

In 1949, Lincoln introduced its first postwar bodies, also marking the first product lines of the combined Lincoln-Mercury Division. Although sharing many body panels with the Mercury Eight and the standard Lincoln, the 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan was marketed as the flagship of the Lincoln line; the model was distinguished by its own rear roofline.

In a departure from previous Lincoln vehicles, the bodywork featured no running boards, with the fenders and doors enclosed together; the Lincolns featured headlights and taillights recessed ("frenched") into the bodywork. At the time, the styling was referred to as a pontoon design. Using a feature that would later appear in the later Lincoln Continental sedan, all Lincoln-Mercury four-door sedans featured rear-hinged suicide doors. Alongside the four-door, the Cosmopolitan was sold as a two-door (in standard and Capri trim) and two-door convertible.

Sharing its engine with the Ford heavy-truck line, the Lincoln and the Lincoln Cosmopolitan were powered by a 337 cubic-inch Ford Flathead V8, becoming the first Lincoln powered by a V8 engine. Alongside a 3-speed manual transmission, a 4-speed GM Hydramatic automatic was available as an option. For the suspension, the chassis was given front coil springs.


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