1938 Lincoln Model K Brunn Convertible Victoria
- Engine
- V12
- Colour
- Traymore Green
The seventh of only eight Brunn Convertible Victoria bodies constructed on the Lincoln Model K chassis in 1938, this car was specified by its first owner with a tail-mounted spare rather than the conventional side-mounted units, giving it an unusually clean silhouette. Finished originally in Traymore Green and equipped with a dashboard radio featuring an Art Deco speaker, it retains its original engine, serial number tag, and Brunn-stamped floor wood. The car passed through several noted American collectors before receiving an older restoration that remains attractive and honest in presentation.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$126,500
- 2011 → 2013Acquisition unknownRoss Myerspartial documentation
Pennsylvania-based collector; purchased from the O'Quinn estate or collection and held briefly before selling.
- 2013 →Private saleTerence E. Adderleypartial documentation
Long-standing admirer of classic Lincolns who added the car to a personal collection of multiple twelve-cylinder models; car remains in his care as of the catalogue date.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownDwight A. Smith Jr.partial documentation
Based in Charlestown, New Hampshire; registered the car with the AACA in 1961 and offered it for sale via the CCCA the following year, noting a repaint but intact original leather interior.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownDale Fowlerpartial documentation
Collector who used the car in CCCA activities during the early 1990s before eventually selling it.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownJohn O'Quinnpartial documentation
Deceased enthusiast who held the car as part of an extensive private collection; acquired it from Fowler.
Competition
- —Classic Car Club of AmericaCCCA membership events
Car took part in Classic Car Club of America gatherings during the early 1990s while owned by Dale Fowler; no specific events or results recorded.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
The car was repainted at some point prior to 1962, while the original leather interior was still in place at that time.
Noted by Dwight Smith in his 1962 CCCA advertisement.
- —Restoration
A full older restoration was carried out at an unspecified date; the car retains its original engine, serial number tag, and Brunn-stamped floor wood.
Described as honest and attractive in overall presentation, suggesting conservative sympathetic work rather than a recent concours-level rebuild.
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