1936 Lincoln modified by Howard Hughes into the ‘Aero-mobile’ auctioned for $1m
This ultra-rare 1936 Lincoln K Model V12 Limousine you see here has been modified by Howard Hughes into the ‘Aero-mobile’. For those unaware about Hughes’ work, Hughes may be best known for his construction of the wooden ‘Spruce Goose’, which currently claims the record for the largest flying boat ever built, but the industrious American socialite also built several other interesting works.
This is where you can see Howard’s aviator skills coming in. Hughes reportedly took the car and converted it into what he thought a 1936-37 Boat Tail Speedster should really look like. After a lengthy process during which the entire car was redesigned and restructured, the result was an astonishingly aerodynamic vehicle that hence became known as the ‘Aero-Mobile’. Hughes reduced the weight of the car by “thousands of pounds”, and coupled with a modified engine and exhaust system it was able to cruise at speeds in excess of 100mph – virtually unheard of in that time for a passenger car, but somehow fitting as a car to match Hughes’ nature as an adventurer and aviator. The Aero-mobile went for $1 million at the Leake Collector Car Auction in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 13.
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