Interior of Converted 1961 Presidential Lincoln Continental Limousine, 1964
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
26 June 1964
Collection Title
Location
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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Related Content
Set
JFK Remembered: The Quick Fix
- 26 Artifacts
After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, a panel of experts from the Secret Service, the Army Materials Research Center, Hess & Eisenhardt and Pittsburgh Plate Glass met to discuss a new presidential limousine. Because of the pressing need for presidential transportation, the panel recommended that the 1961 Lincoln Continental limousine be rebuilt as an armored car.