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This page includes photographs of the 1936 two-door sedan and 1937 3-window coupe restored by Roy Thorson.
Both of these cars regularly garner high point totals at LOC and LZOC shows, which is a testimony to Roy's efforts. The
pic from the 2005 Chicago Autoshow was sent to me by Roy himself.
Compared to the Continentals, few pre-war Zephyrs have survived and parts are much scarcer. Add to this the relatively
poor understanding of what was "factory correct", and you can begin to appreciate the challenges faced in restoring these
cars.
Lincoln-Mercury now owns the '36 two-door sedan (oddly enough, Lincoln changed the name to "coupe sedan" for 1937-1939).
Jerry Capizzi owned the '37 for years, and sold it in the fall of 2006 for just over $170K.
As you can see, the '36 generally had less brightwork than the '37, but they are still quite similar externally.
The biggest difference was in the dash layout. Mechanically, the '36 also made use of more Ford chassis parts than
did the '37.
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| Roy Thorson, at the 2005 Chicago Autoshow, posing with the 1936 two-door sedan he restored. |
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| The 1936 dash layout. Note the gauges located in front of the driver, and the passenger grab-bar. |
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| A nice rear quarter view of the '36 two-door sedan. |
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| No doubt it's a '37 -- there were no 3-window coupes in '36, and there's extra trim on the front. |
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| The distinctive rearend treatment of the '37 3-window coupe. |
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