Interior of Converted 1961 Presidential Lincoln Continental Limousine, 1964

THF208746 / 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

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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