Interior of Converted 1961 Presidential Lincoln Continental Limousine, 1964
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After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, the Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, rebuilt the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine into an armored car. The limousine received a permanent roof with bullet resistant windows, and the interior was trimmed with new upholstery and carpet. The swift rebuild was finished in less than five months.
After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, the Hess & Eisenhardt Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, rebuilt the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine into an armored car. The limousine received a permanent roof with bullet resistant windows, and the interior was trimmed with new upholstery and carpet. The swift rebuild was finished in less than five months.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
26 June 1964
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Lincoln Continental automobile
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.46
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 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption on back: June 26.1964 - The interior of the 1961 Lincoln after it was converted to the 1964 Lincoln. This car was the car in which President Kennedy was assassinated and President Johnson did not want to ride in the same car. Stamped: 272-2-WH64 June 26 1964 Dan Lewis
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