1933 Lincoln Model KB Dual Cowl Phaeton
Of the 533 Model KB Lincolns produced in 1933, just nine were bodied as Dual Cowl Sport Phaetons, a figure that reflects both the car’s considerable asking price and the constrained buying pool of the Depression years.
The 1933 KB arrived with revised front-end styling over the 1932 introduction, including freestanding headlamps, revised hood louvers, and a graceful V-shaped radiator that complemented open touring coachwork particularly well.
The KB rode on a 145-inch wheelbase, giving the dual-cowl four-passenger body its characteristically long, low proportion, one of the more compelling configurations in the KB catalog.
Power came from Lincoln’s 448-cubic-inch L-head V12, a hand-built unit with seven main bearings and fork-and-blade connecting rods allowing adjacent cylinder pairs to share a single crankpin. Rated at 150 horsepower, the engine drove through a three-speed manual gearbox.
The 1933 model year proved to be the last for this 448-cubic-inch V12, which was prohibitively expensive to manufacture. For 1934, Lincoln introduced a new 414-cubic-inch V12 that replaced both the KB’s 448 and the smaller 381-cubic-inch KA engine.
The KB is recognized as a CCCA Full Classic.
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