1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1981
THF136591 / 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1981
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Artifact Overview
The 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, was donated to The Henry Ford by Ford Motor Company in 1978. The car, completely rebuilt after the assassination, did not go on exhibit until 1981. The museum's policy at that time was not to display cars less than 20 years old.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic transparency
Date Made
1981
Subject Date
1981
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.3770
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Photographic materials
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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Artifact1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by John F. Kennedy
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.