1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1981
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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.
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
Photographic print
Subject Date
1981
Creators
Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Created by The Henry Ford's photographic department, Dearborn, Michigan
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Lincoln Continental automobile
Collection Title
On Exhibit
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
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