1932 LINCOLN
| MODEL: | KA Murray, 4 door Sedan |
| BUILT BY: | Lincoln Motor Company |
| | Detroit, Michigan |
| PRICE: | $3,200 |
| ENGINE: | 60 degree V-8, L-Head |
| BORE: | 3-1/2" |
| STROKE: | 5" |
| Displacement: | 348.8 Cu. In. |
Lincoln introduced its first Model K cars in 1931 and followed them in 1932 with a Series KA and KB. The KB was a typical luxury Lincoln, big and powerful. In the KA, for the first time, Lincoln produced an "economy" model - smaller in size and horsepower. Although the Depression brought on heavy competition in the luxury-class market, the KA was offered as a gesture to the hard times.
Technically, the KA was anything but "economy." The brakes were vacuum boosted, the transmission provided free-wheeling in all three forward speeds and the radiator shutters were thermostatically controlled. 1932 was the last production year for the Lincoln V-8; after eleven years the engine wasn't as smooth as its eight-cylinder contemporaries.
Lincoln KA bodies were primarily production versions, by both Lincoln and Murray, and were more simply furnished and designed than the KB models. Only 921 five-passenger KA sedans were manufactured, but this was a third more than all five-passenger KB sedans produced. Luxury for less wasn't such a bad idea after all.
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