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
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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 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
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in this car on November 22, 1963. The midnight blue, un-armored convertible was rebuilt with a permanent roof, titanium armor plating, and more somber black paint. The limousine returned to the White House and remained in service until 1977. The modified car shows the fundamental ways in which presidential security changed after Kennedy's death.
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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.