The 1947 Continental was powered by Lincoln’s 305-cu.in. L-head V-12. With a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and a two-barrel Chandler-Grove carburetor, the engine was rated by the manufacturer at 130 horsepower when new. The seller believes this Continental’s engine is original to the car, and notes that it has been modified with a hybrid 6/12-volt electrical system that features a 12-volt starter while maintaining a 6-volt setup for the rest of the car. The engine is said to…
The 1947 Continental was powered by Lincoln’s 305-cu.in. L-head V-12. With a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and a two-barrel Chandler-Grove carburetor, the engine was rated by the manufacturer at 130 horsepower when new. The seller believes this Continental’s engine is original to the car, and notes that it has been modified with a hybrid 6/12-volt electrical system that features a 12-volt starter while maintaining a 6-volt setup for the rest of the car. The engine is said to “start and idle perfectly,” and the three-speed manual transmission with overdrive “shifts through all the gears as intended.”