Andy Switzer had a pretty legitimate reason for never previously pursuing a car as nice as his stunning 1931 Lincoln Model K sedan. He simply didn’t think he could ever afford it.
“I thought a car like this would have been out of my price range, so I didn’t even look at anything like this,” admits the Gulfport, Miss., resident.
Back when the Lincoln was new 83 years ago, a lot of other people no doubt felt the same way. At about $4,600 without any extras, the all-new Lincoln Model K was at the very top of the ladder when it came to American cars. It was about $500 more than a new V-12 sedan from Cadillac — one of its few true competitors in the luxury car market at the time. You could buy seven Model A Fords for the price of the big Lincoln and still have some money left.
Actually, a Model A was what Switzer had in mind when he was snooping around for a car two years ago. “I have a bunch of cars — I have 9 — but I wanted a Model A,” Switzer said. “The oldest car I had at the time was a ’36 Cord. I’ve sold it since then, but I wanted a four-door Model A.”
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