The 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine quite possibly most famous controversial automobile history. four-door convertible limousine custom-built Hess & Eisenhardt.
The car fashioned a stock 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible — retail price $7,347 — had rolled the assembly line parent company Ford's plant Wixom, Mich. White House leased from Ford a token $500 year sent off $200,000 modifications elite custom coachbuilder Hess .
For decades, White House leased limousines Ford Motor Company presidential use. cars too dated appointments appearance, were returned Ford. automaker presented of limos The Henry Ford -- including 1961 Lincoln Continental limousine, here Henry Ford Museum American Innovation 2007.
The 1961 Lincoln Continental SS-100-X be of most recognized presidential cars due its association the tragic assassination JFK. limo, customized extra seats handles Secret Service agents, an open-top design was meant keep Kennedy visible the public—a feature later led its .
The 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, which President John F. Kennedy assassinated 1963, donated The Henry Ford Ford Motor Company 1978. car, completely rebuilt the assassination, not on exhibit 1981. museum's policy that time not display cars than 20 years old.
A radically changed 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine waits the White House October 1964. a year before, President Kennedy riding the midnight-blue, unarmored, open convertible he assassinated. vehicle updated a permanent roof, bullet-proof glass, extensive armor-plating. continued serve Presidents Lyndon Johnson .
The Lincoln Presidential Limousine a 1989 Lincoln was by President Ronald Reagan President George Bush. misnomer that President the United States only limousine. fact are several, usually different years. . 1961 Lincoln Continental Limousine the car Kennedy .
As been researched documented, SS-100-X started as regular Wixom-built 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible (serial number 1Y86H405950), that year to Hess Eisenhardt Cincinnati its conversion a presidential limousine, process included adding 3-1/2 feet its midsection, adding .
