1955 Lincoln Capri Convertible
With only 1,487 convertibles produced for 1955, the Lincoln Capri occupies a distinct place among American postwar automobiles. Introduced in 1952 as Lincoln’s answer to Cadillac and a direct response to Packard’s declining market position, the Capri brought a level of luxury and performance that few domestic competitors could match.
Lincoln’s three consecutive class victories at the Carrera Panamericana road race (1952–1954) fed meaningful engineering refinements into production models, lending the Capri a performance credibility unusual for a full-size luxury car of its day.
For 1955, the line gained the new “Turbo-Drive” automatic transmission, paired with the 341 CI “Fleet Power” V-8 producing 225 horsepower through a Holley four-barrel carburetor.
The convertible body rode a 123-inch wheelbase, with independent front suspension and semi-elliptic leaf springs at the rear. That same year, the Lincoln-Mercury Division was dissolved, and Lincoln became a standalone division within Ford Motor Company.
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