page_title: Lincoln K series
section_title: 1931
hierarchical_section_title: Lincoln K series / 1931
caption_attribution_description: English: Lincoln Modell K at the Schloß Dyck - Classic Days 2011 Deutsch: Lincoln Modell K auf den Schloß Dyck - Classic Days 2011
context_page_description: The Lincoln K series is a luxury vehicle that was produced by the Lincoln Motor Company. The second motor line produced by the company, the Model K was developed from the Model L, including a modernized chassis on a longer wheelbase. In 1931, Lincoln introduced a V-12 engine, becoming a feature of the company for nearly 20 years.
  One of the most exclusive vehicles produced in the United States during the 1930s, the Model K competed against the Cadillac V-12 and V-16, Packard Twin Six, Chrysler Imperial, Pierce-Arrow Model 53 and the Duesenberg Model J. Alongside multiple body configurations produced by Lincoln in its Detroit assembly facility, bare chassis were provided for coachbuilders for bespoke bodywork.
  After the 1939 model year, Lincoln ended production of the Model K, selling leftover vehicles as 1940 models. For 1941 and 1942, the Lincoln Custom was sold as an indirect successor to the Model K, offered as an 8-passenger limousine or touring sedan produced as a long-wheelbase version of the Lincoln-Zephyr.
context_section_description: The original Model K appeared in the 1931 model year on a new chassis with a 145 in (3683 mm) wheelbase.  Factory bodies included two- and four-door phaetons, the latter available as a dual-cowl model.  The 384.8 in³ (6.3 L) engine was a derivative of the earlier L-series 60° V8, but a dual venturi downdraft Stromberg carburetor, higher compression, and altered timing raised the power to 120 hp (89 kW). 
  It competed with the recently introduced Chrysler Imperial, Rolls-Royce Phantom II, Mercedes-Benz 770, Duesenberg Model J, Packard Eight, and the Cadillac Series 355.
caption: 1931 Model K LeBaron roadster convertible
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