1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by John F. Kennedy
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in this car on November 22, 1963. The midnight blue, un-armored convertible was rebuilt with a permanent roof, titanium armor plating, and more somber black paint. The limousine returned to the White House and remained in service until 1977. The modified car shows the fundamental ways in which presidential security changed after Kennedy's death.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in this car on November 22, 1963. The midnight blue, un-armored convertible was rebuilt with a permanent roof, titanium armor plating, and more somber black paint. The limousine returned to the White House and remained in service until 1977. The modified car shows the fundamental ways in which presidential security changed after Kennedy's death.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1961
Subject Date
22 November 1963
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Wixom
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Lincon-Mercury Divison of Ford Motor Company at its plant in Wixom, Michigan; Hess & Eisenhardt of Cincinnati, Ohio was responsible for customizing the car to function as a presidential parade limousine.
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Lincoln Continental automobile
Connally, Idanell B. (Idanell Brill), 1919-2006
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Presidential Vehicles
Object ID
78.4.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Armor plates
Bullet-resistant glass
Glass (Material)
Leather
Plastic
Steel
Technique
Customizing
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.083 ft
Width: 6.667 ft (80" add 12" for steps)
Length: 21 ft
Wheelbase: 156 in
Weight: 9800 lbs (orig. wgt. 5157 lbs.)
Running time: 55332.35 miles (Odometer)
Inscriptions
Front license plate: 1776 BICENTENNIAL 1976/227-100/WASHINGTON D.C. Serial number: 1Y86H405950
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