Three Convertible Roof Options for Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, 1961
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As originally built, the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine had three different roof options. A removable steel section provided privacy, clear plastic sections provided weather protection, and a completely open top gave the president maximum visibility. The plastic panels fit neatly into the trunk and were available whenever needed. None of the removable tops was armored.
As originally built, the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine had three different roof options. A removable steel section provided privacy, clear plastic sections provided weather protection, and a completely open top gave the president maximum visibility. The plastic panels fit neatly into the trunk and were available whenever needed. None of the removable tops was armored.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
24 April 1961
Keywords
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Lincoln Continental automobile
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.122900.179
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
Inscriptions
Printed on the accompanying press release: CONVERTIBLE ROOFS--A suitable roof type for use on any occasion / in any weather is a highlight feature of the custom-built Presidential / Continental now being used at the White House. The car is a Lincoln / Continental which literally was cut in half, reinforced and extended in / length by more than three and one-half feet. A series of roof choices - / two-piece-metal, clear plastic, fabric or use as an open-air convertible - / make the car one of the most unusual custom automobiles ever built. In / addition to the roof versions shown above, portions of each roof type can / be used separately or in combinations over the rear, middle and front / compartments. Lincoln-Mercury Division Ford Motor Company 3000 Schaefer Road Dearborn, Michigan
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