1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1981

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Artifact Overview

The 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, was donated to The Henry Ford by Ford Motor Company in 1978. The car, completely rebuilt after the assassination, did not go on exhibit until 1981. The museum's policy at that time was not to display cars less than 20 years old.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1981

Creator Notes

Created by The Henry Ford's photographic department, Dearborn, Michigan

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.B.90244.CN

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.063 in
Width: 10 in