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1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine After "Quick Fix," 1964
Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department1964-05-21
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
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 most prominent change was a permanent top fitted with bullet resistant windows around the sides and in the roof. The rooftop windows could be covered with a black vinyl top.
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- Title: 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine After "Quick Fix," 1964
- Creator: Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department
- Date: 1964-05-21
- Location: United States, Michigan, Dearborn
- Subject Keywords: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Ford Motor Company, Hess & Eisenhardt Company, Automobiles, Armored cars, Assassinations, Customizing, Limousines, Lincoln Continental automobile, Presidential automobiles, United States presidents, Cars, Photographic prints, Photographs
- Type: Photographs
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Photographic print
- Object ID: P.833.CN.2975.4
- Image ID: THF111211
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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