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Herman Nel:Magnificent Old Car Haven in Mpumalanga
A collection of vintage cars, tractors, engines and scale models
A stunning collection
English Fords
1912 Model T Ford Roadster
1957 Ford Thunderbird E Series
1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 60's Special
1997 Jaguar XK8 Convertable
1923 Lincoln L 7 seat Tourer

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Henry Martyn Leland was a master machinist who during his early association with Cadillac and Oldsmobile was responsible to a large degree for the early successes enjoyed by these two makes. In 1917 Henry Leland together with his son Wilfred started and founded the Lincoln Motor Company. In 1920 the Lincoln Motor Company was re-organised succeeding the old company but still preserving the same name.

Leland is credited as the developer of the first commercially viable and successful V8 engine as well as introducing the first electric starter motor.

His genius and innovations led to him being referred to as the Sir Henry Royce of America.

Henry Martyn Leland was known as a man of very high principles who made his admiration of President Abraham Lincoln publicly well known .
When Leland left Cadillac and General Motors to fulfil the commission to build Liberty aircraft engines for the American government war effort, he chose the name Lincoln in honour of the late President Lincoln. With the end of WWI the demand for Liberty aircraft engines stopped and Leland and his son were left with a factory and no sales for their product. This resulted in the Lelands raising enough money to begin manufacturing motor cars.
They designed a very different and much smoother running V8 engine with a lot more power for their new motor cars.

The first Lincoln car was the Model L which was brought out during the later half of 1920. The mechanical side of this car was highly acclaimed but unfortunately the body work was not well recieved and this resulted in sales not being what they had expected. This lack of sales was also attributable to the weak post war economy which led to the Great Depression. To make matters worse the Lincoln Motor Company was subjected to the threat of a multi million dollar tax claim from its WWI profits. The Lincoln Motor Company went into vountary receivership in Novemember of 1921 and was bought by the Ford Motor Company on 4 February 1922.

Henry Ford and Henry Leland had in the past worked together at the Detroit Automobile Company before it became Cadillac. Both men were extremely capable and gifted artisans, but unfortunately because of their strong personalities and their gifted capabilities they did not get on with each other. Leland had criticised Ford's workmanship leading to Ford leaving the Detroit Automobile Company,soon after Leland joined. After Henry Ford took control of Lincoln Motor Company both Henry Leland and his son Wilfred left. It is not known if they resigned voluntarily or were fired.

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1923 Lincoln L 7 Seat Tourer

1923 Lincoln seven seater tourer. This vehicle was built on a Brunn body and had a 5.3 litre V8 engine. There are only three of this model still known to be in existence. This is a highly desirable and extremely collectable classic car, it's rarity makes it an extremely valuable old vintage motor car.Henry Martin Leland started the Lincoln Company in 1920. This was a successor company to one with the same name started in 1917 by Leland and his son Wilfred. When WW I ended the demand for Liberty aircraft engines ceased and so with a modern factory but no product the Lelands raised capital and started producing cars. The first Lincoln model L appeared late in 1920. Lincoln now faced a multi-million dollar tax claim for war profits so in 1921 Lincoln declared voluntary receivership and in 1922 sold out to the Ford Motor Company. The body was designed by Hermann Brunn and was a wooden frame covered with aluminium sheeting. The drive train was a torque-tube drive with a floating rear axle.

1923 Lincoln L 7 Seater Tourer

1947 LINCOLN V12 CONVERTABLE COUPE

This was the most expensive of the so Called "Plain" Lincoln Spring Models models, with this convertible coupe priced at $3,143. The engine produced 125 horse power @3600 rpm.

1947 Lincoln V12 Convertable Coupe

1958 Continental Mk 3

This was the rarest of the Continental Mk III models with only 1,283 4xdoor sedans being built. They sold for $6,072 and the body designation was given to indicate the unique greenhouse, which was characerised by the following features. A recessed , reverse angled retractible backlight. Other than this its styling was that of a Model 53 Lincoln.

1958 Continental Mk 3

1963 Lincoln Continental

There were 28,305, 1963 Lincoln 4-door sedans built and they sold for $6,270.

There was an obvious style change to the front grill with a square pattern and a much wider upper moulding, to clear the headlights. The back grill had 8 verticle Lincoln stars.

1963 Lincoln Continental

1969 Lincoln Continental MkIII

The Continental Mark III was the name officially given to the prestigious luxury Coupe car of Lincoln Mercury production. This model first appeared in 1968 but was promoted as a 1969 model and sold for $6,585. The vertical grill was a noticable style feature.

The style was characterised by a deck lid as well as a spare tyre motif on the back of the trunk. It also had a formal roof line with blind quarters, ventless curved side glass, bladed body sides and a hop up behind the back pillars.

1969 Lincoln Continental MkIII

1991 Lincoln Town car

The Lincoln Town Car is a model line of full-size luxury sedans that was marketed by the Lincoln division of the American Ford Motor Company from 1980 to 2011.
The Town Car name first appeared as a sub-model of the Continental in 1959, then it a trim line during the 1970.
In 1981, the Lincoln Town Car became a separate product, taking the place of the Continental in the Lincoln model line.
With the exception of two-door sedans sold in 1980-81, the Town Car was produced in a single four-door body style.
When the Cadillac Fleetwood was discontinued in 1996, the Town Car became the longest mass-produced sedan car assembled in the Western Hemisphere until 2003.
The Lincoln Town Car introduced several significant features and technologies, which included fuel-injected engines,
4-speed overdrive automatic transmissions, keyless entry, and overhead-cam V8 engines.

1991 Lincoln Town car

1993 Lincoln Mark VIII

The Lincoln Mark VIII is a grand touring luxury coupe that was marketed and sold by Lincoln from 1993 to 1998. The 1993 Mark VIII was a larger car than its predecessor, being about five inches longer and nearly four inches wider than the Mark VII.
The engine was the first of its kind in Ford's engine family, which was an all-new, all-aluminum 4.6 L DOHC 32-valve V8, producing 280 hp (210 kW) @ 5500 rpm, with a 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. It was also fitted with numerous accessories like an electronic message center (giving time, compass heading, fuel efficiency, engine oil life, and various other vehicle-related warnings and information), automatic climate control, cruise control, leather seating surfaces, illuminated keyless entry with remote, automatic headlamps, an AM/FM stereo-cassette radio, and an automatic power antenna. Options included a power moonroof, electrochromic automatic dimming mirrors
(which filtered out headlight glare from behind).

1991 Lincoln Town car

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