Presidential Limousine, the 1950 Lincoln Continental "Bubble-Top," circa 1955
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This massive convertible Lincoln was built for President Harry S Truman in 1950, but it is most associated with Truman's successor Dwight D. Eisenhower, who used the car from 1952 until 1960. Eisenhower added the distinctive plastic "bubble top." Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson also used this car as a spare until its retirement in 1967.
This massive convertible Lincoln was built for President Harry S Truman in 1950, but it is most associated with Truman's successor Dwight D. Eisenhower, who used the car from 1952 until 1960. Eisenhower added the distinctive plastic "bubble top." Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson also used this car as a spare until its retirement in 1967.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1955
Creator Notes
Copy print created by Ford Motor Company Photographic Department.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.063 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
Typed caption affixed to back: The 1950 Lincoln, bubble top. The continental kit was added so the bubble top could be taken apart and stored in the trunk. Stamped on back: 105278 Photo by Ford Motor Co. Central Staff Photographic, Dearborn, Michigan
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