1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Steel Plate Floor Added during "Quick Fix," 1964

THF227885 / 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Steel Plate Floor Added during "Quick Fix," 1964

THF227886 / 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Steel Plate Floor Added during "Quick Fix," 1964 / back

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 floor was reinforced with 1/8-inch-thick steel plate to protect against blasts from grenades or mines. Other portions of the car were armored with 3/8-inch-thick titanium plate.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 February 1964

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.B.92141

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Text in middle of image: 2-20 64

Keywords	United States, Ohio, Cincinnati Photographic prints Photographs Automobiles Cars Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Ford Motor Company Hess & Eisenhardt Company Customizing Custom-made Limousines Lincoln Continental automobile Presidential automobiles United States presidents

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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.