1953 Lincoln Capri Convertible Automatic V8 Engine

The Lincoln Capri was sold by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from 1952 until 1959. A full-size luxury car, the Lincoln Capri derives its name from an Italian island in the Gulf of Naples. Introduced as a premium trim variant of the two-door Lincoln Cosmopolitan, the Capri was introduced in 1952 as a stand-alone model line serving as the premium Lincoln The Capri had a new Lincoln 90 degree V8 engine, 26,640 of them were sold in 1953.