Lincoln (EL-series)

Lincoln EL-Series
1949 Convertible Coupe
Overview
Manufacturer	Lincoln (Ford)
Also called	Lincoln
Model years	1949–1951
Assembly	Lincoln Assembly, Dearborn, Michigan[1] (Branch Assembly) Maywood Assembly, Maywood, California[1]
Designer	Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car
Body style	2-door coupe 2-door Lido coupe 2-door convertible 4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Related	Mercury Eight
Powertrain
Engine	336.7 cu in (5.5 L) Flathead V8[2]
Transmission	3-speed manual[1] 4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	121 in (3,073 mm)[3]
Length	1949: 213.0 in (5,410 mm)[1] 1950: 213.8 in (5,431 mm)[1] 1951: 214.8 in (5,456 mm)[1]
Width	76.7 in (1,948 mm)
Height	63.6 in (1,615 mm)
Curb weight	4,200–4,400 lb (1,900–2,000 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Lincoln H-series
Successor	Lincoln Cosmopolitan

The Lincoln EL-Series is a full-size luxury car that was marketed and sold by Lincoln from 1949 to 1951. Replacing the H-Series Lincoln, the postwar model line was the first complete redesign of the Lincoln sedan line since 1936 (its predecessor was derived from the prewar Zephyr). In line with its predecessor, the EL-Series Lincoln carried only the Lincoln nameplate, using no divisional branding; the Lincoln was slotted below the Lincoln Cosmopolitan within the Lincoln model range.

The first Lincoln developed under the combined Lincoln-Mercury Division of Ford Motor Company, the Lincoln shared much of its body with the 1949 Mercury Eight, distinguished primarily by its longer 121-inch wheelbase. For the first time since 1933, a V8 engine was offered in a Lincoln instead of a V12, now sharing its engine with the Ford F-Series "Big Job" trucks.^[2]

Alongside production from Lincoln Assembly (Dearborn, Michigan), production of the EL-Series Lincoln was sourced from Maywood Assembly (Maywood, California). For 1952, the Lincoln was replaced by a redesign of the Cosmopolitan. with Lincoln reviving the use of divisional nameplates across its model line.