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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.
- 1926 Rolls-Royce Limousine Used by John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. - With the introduction of the superb Silver Ghost model in 1907, the British-made Rolls-Royce became known as the world's best automobile. In 1925 the New Phantom replaced the aging Silver Ghost. This 1926 New Phantom was ordered by American banker J.P. Morgan, Jr. It features British-style right-hand drive but the custom limousine body is by American coachbuilder Brewster.
- 1926
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1926 Rolls-Royce Limousine Used by John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
With the introduction of the superb Silver Ghost model in 1907, the British-made Rolls-Royce became known as the world's best automobile. In 1925 the New Phantom replaced the aging Silver Ghost. This 1926 New Phantom was ordered by American banker J.P. Morgan, Jr. It features British-style right-hand drive but the custom limousine body is by American coachbuilder Brewster.
- 1937 Lincoln Brunn Touring Car - This Lincoln Model K is one of ten 1937 cabriolets with a body built by Brunn & Company of Buffalo, New York. It's distinguished by the tinted glass skylights above the windshield, and by the convertible rear roof section that folds down to expose rear passengers to the sun. Inside, a hand-cranked divider window separates passengers from the driver.
- 1937
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1937 Lincoln Brunn Touring Car
This Lincoln Model K is one of ten 1937 cabriolets with a body built by Brunn & Company of Buffalo, New York. It's distinguished by the tinted glass skylights above the windshield, and by the convertible rear roof section that folds down to expose rear passengers to the sun. Inside, a hand-cranked divider window separates passengers from the driver.
- "How Big Was the Presidential Motorcade?" Clip from Interview with Clint Hill, 2013 - Clint Hill was sworn in as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1958. Over the course of his 17-year career, Hill served Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. Hill retired as Assistant Director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces, in 1975.
- November 19, 2013
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"How Big Was the Presidential Motorcade?" Clip from Interview with Clint Hill, 2013
Clint Hill was sworn in as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1958. Over the course of his 17-year career, Hill served Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. Hill retired as Assistant Director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces, in 1975.
- "Transporting Presidential Cars by Air" Clip from Interview with Clint Hill, 2013 - Clint Hill was sworn in as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1958. Over the course of his 17-year career, Hill served Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. Hill retired as Assistant Director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces, in 1975.
- November 19, 2013
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"Transporting Presidential Cars by Air" Clip from Interview with Clint Hill, 2013
Clint Hill was sworn in as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1958. Over the course of his 17-year career, Hill served Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. Hill retired as Assistant Director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces, in 1975.
- 1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by Ronald Reagan - President Ronald Reagan was getting into this car when he was shot by John Hinckley on March 30, 1981. The car carried Reagan to the hospital. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and George H.W. Bush also used this car. In 1982 the front sheet metal was updated, but since a 1982 grille no longer fit properly on the 1972 body, a 1979 grille was used.
- 1974-1987
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1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan was getting into this car when he was shot by John Hinckley on March 30, 1981. The car carried Reagan to the hospital. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, and George H.W. Bush also used this car. In 1982 the front sheet metal was updated, but since a 1982 grille no longer fit properly on the 1972 body, a 1979 grille was used.
- 1939 Lincoln Presidential Limousine Used by Franklin D. Roosevelt - This was the first car built expressly for presidential use. It was nicknamed the "Sunshine Special" because President Franklin Roosevelt loved to ride in it with the top down. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 the car was returned to the factory where it was equipped with armor plate and bullet-resistant tires and gas tank. The "Sunshine Special" was retired in 1950.
- 1939-1950
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1939 Lincoln Presidential Limousine Used by Franklin D. Roosevelt
This was the first car built expressly for presidential use. It was nicknamed the "Sunshine Special" because President Franklin Roosevelt loved to ride in it with the top down. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 the car was returned to the factory where it was equipped with armor plate and bullet-resistant tires and gas tank. The "Sunshine Special" was retired in 1950.
- 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.
- "President Kennedy Always Walked into a Crowd" Clip from Interview with Clint Hill, 2013 - Clint Hill was sworn in as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1958. Over the course of his 17-year career, Hill served Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. Hill retired as Assistant Director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces, in 1975.
- November 19, 2013
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"President Kennedy Always Walked into a Crowd" Clip from Interview with Clint Hill, 2013
Clint Hill was sworn in as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1958. Over the course of his 17-year career, Hill served Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. Hill retired as Assistant Director of the Secret Service, responsible for all protective forces, in 1975.
- 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.