The Lincoln Zephyr V12 was a 75° V12 engine introduced by Ford Motor Company's Lincoln division for the Lincoln-Zephyr in 1932. Originally displacing 267 cubic inches (4.38 L), it was also manufactured in 292 cubic inches (4.79 L) and 306 cubic inches (5.01 L) displacements between 1940 and 1948.

The Zephyr's V-12 soon developed a bad reputation. A small 267 cubic inch, 75 degree angle V12, later expanded to 292 cubic inches in 1940, it was unrelated to the V12 in the Lincoln K-Series, a much larger engine that displaced 382, 414, or 482 cubic inches in various guises.

Ford Motor Company's Lincoln division produced two other L-head V12 engines from 1932, but required a more compact unit for their new streamlined Lincoln-Zephyr line. As Ford had just introduced their Flathead V8, this was the logical starting point for a new Lincoln V12 line.The Lincoln-Zephyr V12 would quickly replace the previous-generation V12, just as the Lincoln-Zephyr car replaced the ...

The Ford flathead V-8 engine came at a time when V-8s were for rich playboys, not ordinary people. Originally designed to power Ford's Model 18 of 1932, the flathead V-8 democratized performance ...

The Ford Flathead V8 wasn't the first V8, but when it debuted in the 1932 Model 18, it brought this brilliant engine configuration to the American masses.With a simple design featuring a flat ...

The initial Ford Flathead was introduced to the world in 1932 in the Ford Model 18/Ford V-8. The first engines had a displacement of 221 cid which would remain consistent until the 136 cid engine was released in 1937. Throughout the 221 V8's build cycle, its compression was raised multiple times between 1932 and 1936.