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1948 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet The first Lincoln Continental was developed as Edsel Ford's one-off personal vehicle. In 1938, he commissioned a custom design from the chief stylist, Bob Gregorie. The design, allegedly sketched out in an hour by Gregorie working from the Lincoln-Zephyr blueprints and making changes, was an elegant convertible with a long hood covering the Lincoln VI2 and long front fenders, and a short trunk with what became the Continental series' trademark, the externally mounted, covered spare tire. After World War II production was restarted. Ford's Lincoln division would continue to produce the Continental for model years 1946 to 1948. Like all other post-war Lincolns it received updated trim, including a new grill, to refresh the design. Walnut interior trim was added in 1947. To date, the 1948 Lincolns were the last V-12 cars to be produced and sold by a major U.S. automaker. Owner: Tom and Susan Armstrong, Issaquah, WA. Photographed at the Pacific Northwest Concours d'Elegance held September 7, 2014.