This Cosmopolitan was no mere boulevard cruiser: Lincolns swept the top four Stock Car spots at the brutal Pan American Road Race in both 1952 and 1953.
Lead trim: Cosmopolitan 317 cu in Lincoln Y-block V8 (1952) · up to 205 hp
Lincoln Cosmopolitan1952–1954
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FactThis Cosmopolitan was no mere boulevard cruiser: Lincolns swept the top four Stock Car spots at the brutal Pan American Road Race in both 1952 and 1953.
The Lincoln-Mercury line was redesigned for 1952 with a single basic body shared between both, and Lincoln incorporating several elements for a larger, more substantial look: the Cosmopolitan lost its unique body and wheelbase and ceded top-rung status to the new Lincoln Capri. Both Lincoln models differed from the Mercury (renamed the Monterey) with their own extended rear quarters, grille, bumpers, exterior lamps, instrument panel and trim, and four-door Lincoln-Mercury vehicles introduced standard front-hinged rear doors. A convertible was available only in the Capri range, limiting the Cosmopolitan to a two-door hardtop and four-door sedan. Along with the new body Lincoln introduced a ball-joint front suspension and a high-compression overhead-valve 317 cu in (5.2 L) Lincoln Y-block V8, with the 4-speed Hydra-Matic as the only transmission (123.0 in wheelbase, 214.0 in long in 1952, 214.1 in in 1953 and 215.0 in in 1954, 77.5 in wide, 62.6 in high, 4,300–4,400 lb). Lincolns won the top four spots in the Stock Car category of the Pan American Road Race in 1952 and 1953 and first and second in 1954. The page gives no horsepower rating.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmopolitan 317 cu in Lincoln Y-block V8 (1952) | 1952–1952 | 5.2 L V8 | 160 hp | 284 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Cosmopolitan 317 cu in Lincoln Y-block V8 (1953) | 1953–1953 | 5.2 L V8 | 205 hp | 305 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Cosmopolitan 317 cu in Lincoln Y-block V8 (1954) | 1954–1954 | 5.2 L V8 | 170 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
This Cosmopolitan was no mere boulevard cruiser: Lincolns swept the top four Stock Car spots at the brutal Pan American Road Race in both 1952 and 1953.
Ten of these Cosmopolitans became Harry Truman's presidential fleet in 1950, custom-built by Henney and further modified by Hess and Eisenhardt for the White House.
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