1955 Lincoln Indianapolis Concept up for Auction

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Lincoln was never a brand known for making sports cars. In fact it hasn't offered anything with less than four doors since the demise of the Mark VIII, and that was hardly what you'd call "performance oriented". But that doesn't mean that Ford's luxury marque never toyed with the idea.

In 1955 Ford delivered a Lincoln chassis (along with a 200-horsepower V8 engine and four-speed automatic transmission) to Carrozzeria Boano, an Italian coachbuilder that had just branched off from Ghia the year before. The resulting orange coupe you see here was named after Indianapolis and was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show. And while its detailing may have been divisive, the overall shape certainly caught the eye.

A shining example from the era when Detroit dreamed big and took us along for the ride, the original concept car has since been restored and has toured a select few concours. It's now going up for auction, consigned to RM Auctions for its upcoming Art of the Automobile event to be held in conjunction with Sotheby's on November 21 in Manhattan.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/21/1...p-for-auction/

[2011G6E]

Love it...

[Bushbasher]

That's ... um....... different.

[nstg8a]

Fugly. Looks like a povo pack edition of the homer.

[Nikked]

Pretty tame given that era's other show cars..

[Moby Vic]

That doesn't look familiar to me. The '55 Lincoln Futura concept, on the other hand, is familar to everyone, as it was converted into the Batmobile in the '60s.

Lincoln downsized and emphasized performance from 1952-1955, and was very successful in the Pan-American Road Race in Mexico.

But nobody bought the cars. Performance isn't always the answer.

[snowcone]

You can see a replica of the Batmobile at the Lost in the 50's Museum in Newcastle

[Charliewool]

Love child of a 55 T bird and 56 Corvette.