Lincoln Cosmopolitan
| Lincoln Cosmopolitan | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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