Top of the line post war model; power features; 4-door rear-hinged suicide

Description for Lincoln Cosmopolitan 1949

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According to Wikipedia, 1949 was the first year of a whole new line of Lincolns with new body styles. The Lincoln Cosmopolitan was the top of the line model of the post-war Lincolns. Standard features include power windows, power seats and a 3-speed manual transmission with automatic overdrive. Powered b a 336.7cid V8 L head with 152hp. This car is a 4-door Lincoln Cosmopolitan Sport Sedan.

TheLincoln Cosmopolitanis afull-sizeluxury carthat was sold byLincolnfrom the 1949 through the 1954 model year.All Lincolns were manufactured atLincoln Assembly,Dearborn, Michigan, while some were sent in "knock-down kits" to regional factories atMaywood Assembly,Maywood, California,Edison Assembly,Edison, New Jersey, orSt. 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 theMercury Eightand thestandard 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 apontoon design. Using a feature that would later appear in the laterLincoln Continentalsedan, all Lincoln-Mercury four-door sedans featured rear-hingedsuicide 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-inchFord Flathead V8,becoming the first Lincoln powered by a V8 engine. Alongside a 3-speed manual transmission, a 4-speedGM Hydramaticautomatic was available as an option.For the suspension, the chassis was given front coil springs.