Bill, a very good explanation of companion makes, though the companies' intents often were and still are confusing. Lincoln built *three* totally separate 1939 models with almost no interchangeable parts: the Model K, the Lincoln-Zephyr, and the Continental. Life Magazine counted the Zephyr as a separate make. But they didn't even count Crosley, which bowed in 1939 along with Mercury. Plus there were some minor makes Life omitted, such as Detroit Electric, which was still in production, and White and International would build cars on special order, and there was Checker and Yellow Coach, and there was even a GMC car. So there were probably close to thirty 1939 makes, counting everybody. Regards.... Lou ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **-=\/=-** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity. ? Robert Anthony |