Lincoln L-head V12 engine

Infobox Automobile engine
name=Lincoln KB V12
aka=


manufacturer=Ford Motor Company
production=1932–1948
predecessor=
successor=Lincoln-Zephyr V12
class=65° L-head V12
similar=Cadillac V16/V12
Marmon V16
Peerless V12
Packard V12
Ford Motor Company's Lincoln division began producing a V12 engine just as Ford introduced their Flathead V8 in 1932.

448

The original 448 in³ (7.3 L) Lincoln V12 was used in the large Model KB line for 1932 and 1933. It produced 150 hp (112 kW) and was an unusual 65° L-head design. The large crankshaft was supported by seven main bearings.

382

Lincoln introduced another V12 the very next year to replace the aging V8 in the KA model. This 382 in³ (6.3 L) engine was quite different in design from the KB's massive engine but would serve the company for many years even though it was enlarged the next year.

414

The KA's 382 V12 was enlarged for 1934 to replace the 1932-design 448. This new engine displaced 414 in³ (6.8 L) and produced 150 hp (112 kW). All Lincolns in 1934 (both KA and KB models) were powered by this new 414 V12, and the distinction between models was dropped, with all 1935 Lincolns being simply branded "Model K". The 414 would last through the end of the Model K's production just before World War II.

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ee also

* List of Ford engines