The current owner, a longtime collector and twelve-cylinder Lincoln aficionado, acquired this 1932 Model KB in 1993 from Chicago-area broker Harry Woodnorth. Woodnorth had purchased the car from Jim Bickley, a well-known KB restorer and collector. Mr. Bickley restored the car with respected restorer George Kovanda. While the engine was replaced with another correct 1932 Model KB unit some years ago, the body is original to the chassis, and in fact retains its original woodwork and the original body number tag on the floorboard.

A wonderful, well-kept and preserved restoration, it is finished in a charming period color scheme of green with chicle fenders, painted wire wheels, and dual side-mounted spares with cloth covers, as well as dual driving lights and a luggage rack with trunk. The interior is a rich and sumptuous russet brown cloth, with leather piping to the armrests, surrounded by elegant wood accents. Properly displayed and maintained, it has been used occasionally for local touring over the years.

The 1932 model year was the first of the KB, and one of only two seasons with the famous “fork-and-blade,” hand-built V-12 – today considered Lincoln’s finest hour. This sedan offers an ideal touring and CARavanning experience for its lucky buyer, who will be able to savor some of the silkiest engineering of the Classic Era.