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- Lincoln Limousines, 1920-1925 - Lincoln Motor Company's production was limited to the eight-cylinder Model L throughout the 1920s. But the basic chassis was available in multiple body styles including touring cars, roadsters, phaetons, coupes, town cars, and limousines. Bodies came from prominent coachbuilders like Brunn, Holbrook, Judkins, and Le Baron. Customers could purchase a chassis and use an outside coachbuilder of their choosing, too.
- 1920-1925
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Lincoln Limousines, 1920-1925
Lincoln Motor Company's production was limited to the eight-cylinder Model L throughout the 1920s. But the basic chassis was available in multiple body styles including touring cars, roadsters, phaetons, coupes, town cars, and limousines. Bodies came from prominent coachbuilders like Brunn, Holbrook, Judkins, and Le Baron. Customers could purchase a chassis and use an outside coachbuilder of their choosing, too.
- Presidential Limousines over Two Decades, Showing the New 1961 Lincoln Continental - Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division featured three different Lincoln presidential parade limousines in this 1968 press release. The 1939 Model K (bottom) transported Presidents Roosevelt and Truman from 1939-1950. The 1950 Cosmopolitan (middle) carried Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson from 1950-1967. The 1961 Continental (top) served Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter from 1961-1977.
- April 24, 1961
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Presidential Limousines over Two Decades, Showing the New 1961 Lincoln Continental
Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division featured three different Lincoln presidential parade limousines in this 1968 press release. The 1939 Model K (bottom) transported Presidents Roosevelt and Truman from 1939-1950. The 1950 Cosmopolitan (middle) carried Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson from 1950-1967. The 1961 Continental (top) served Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter from 1961-1977.
- Presidential Limousines over Two Decades, Showing the Converted 1961 Lincoln Continental in 1968 - Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division featured three different Lincoln presidential parade limousines in this 1968 press release. The 1939 Model K (bottom) transported Presidents Roosevelt and Truman from 1939-1950. The 1950 Cosmopolitan (middle) carried Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson from 1950-1967. The 1961 Continental (top) served Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter from 1961-1977.
- October 14, 1968
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Presidential Limousines over Two Decades, Showing the Converted 1961 Lincoln Continental in 1968
Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division featured three different Lincoln presidential parade limousines in this 1968 press release. The 1939 Model K (bottom) transported Presidents Roosevelt and Truman from 1939-1950. The 1950 Cosmopolitan (middle) carried Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson from 1950-1967. The 1961 Continental (top) served Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter from 1961-1977.
- Two Presidential Cadillac Limousines Loaded inside Lockheed Hercules C-130 Airplane, 1964 - Around 1960, the United States Secret Service began using one of Lockheed's versatile C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles. This was faster and more direct than shipping state cars ahead of the President via railcar or boat -- though loading lengthy automobiles into the plane's cargo compartment was a persistent challenge.
- August 21, 1964
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Two Presidential Cadillac Limousines Loaded inside Lockheed Hercules C-130 Airplane, 1964
Around 1960, the United States Secret Service began using one of Lockheed's versatile C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles. This was faster and more direct than shipping state cars ahead of the President via railcar or boat -- though loading lengthy automobiles into the plane's cargo compartment was a persistent challenge.
- 1951 Hudson Limousine - The Hudson Motor Car Company was founded in 1909 with significant financial support from Detroit department store magnate J.L. Hudson, for whom the company was named. This 1951 limousine, with a custom body by Derham, was a personal car of A. Edward Barit, Hudson president from 1936-1954. Barit updated the limo with Hudson's 1953 front-end treatment.
- 1951
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1951 Hudson Limousine
The Hudson Motor Car Company was founded in 1909 with significant financial support from Detroit department store magnate J.L. Hudson, for whom the company was named. This 1951 limousine, with a custom body by Derham, was a personal car of A. Edward Barit, Hudson president from 1936-1954. Barit updated the limo with Hudson's 1953 front-end treatment.
- Toy Limousine, 1910-1930 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, soldiers, boats, trains and even automobiles. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1910-1930
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Toy Limousine, 1910-1930
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, soldiers, boats, trains and even automobiles. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Presidential Limousines "Sunshine Special," "Queen Mary," and "Queen Elizabeth," Washington, D.C., circa 1940 - United States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies was responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, serving five presidents. This photograph from his personal collection shows Franklin Roosevelt's "Sunshine Special" between "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth." The "queens" were 1938 Cadillac motorcade convertibles -- follow-up cars that carried Secret Service agents under Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.
- circa 1940
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Presidential Limousines "Sunshine Special," "Queen Mary," and "Queen Elizabeth," Washington, D.C., circa 1940
United States Secret Service agent Morgan L. Gies was responsible for White House vehicles from 1941 to 1967, serving five presidents. This photograph from his personal collection shows Franklin Roosevelt's "Sunshine Special" between "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth." The "queens" were 1938 Cadillac motorcade convertibles -- follow-up cars that carried Secret Service agents under Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.
- 1912 Rambler Knickerbocker Limousine - This limousine was designed to make a grand entrance. And it wasn't short on style either. Owners gazed through French plate-glass windows lined with silk curtains. They enjoyed an umbrella holder, a hat rack, a flower vase, and interior electric lights. Even the chauffeur's compartment was done up in leather and mahogany.
- 1912
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1912 Rambler Knickerbocker Limousine
This limousine was designed to make a grand entrance. And it wasn't short on style either. Owners gazed through French plate-glass windows lined with silk curtains. They enjoyed an umbrella holder, a hat rack, a flower vase, and interior electric lights. Even the chauffeur's compartment was done up in leather and mahogany.
- Toy Limousine, 1910-1930 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, soldiers, boats, trains and even automobiles -- like this coach-like limousine. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- 1910-1930
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Toy Limousine, 1910-1930
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, soldiers, boats, trains and even automobiles -- like this coach-like limousine. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
- Chauffeur with 1914 Renault Limousine - To be a successful motorist in the early 1900s, you needed to have some sort of mechanical skills. Or you had to find someone who did. Wealthy people employed private chauffeur-mechanics to not only drive, but also maintain and repair their large, expensive automobiles -- rather than learn to do it themselves.
- 1914
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Chauffeur with 1914 Renault Limousine
To be a successful motorist in the early 1900s, you needed to have some sort of mechanical skills. Or you had to find someone who did. Wealthy people employed private chauffeur-mechanics to not only drive, but also maintain and repair their large, expensive automobiles -- rather than learn to do it themselves.