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Lincoln Continental Hess & Eisenhardt - be driven like US President John F. Kennedy

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Created on March 5, 2018

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Bruno von Rotz

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - nie im Dienste der Regierung, aber eine exakte Kopie des Kennedy-Wagens

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - mit roten Blinklichtern für mehr Aufmerksamkeit

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - bereit für die nächste Promenade

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - deutlich verlängerte Limousine

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - deutlich über 5,5 Meter lang

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - mit allen Extraaustattungen, die auch die Präsidenten-Version hatte

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - baugleich mit dem Auto, in dem John F. Kennedy ermordert wurde

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - Reserverad angebaut

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - hinten konnten die Sicherheitsleute mitfahren

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - auch im Innern mit zusätzlichen Ausstattungselementen

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - Tacho bis 120 Meilen pro Stunde

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - zusätzliche Sitze für die Angestellten des Präsidenten

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - komplett beflaggt

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - die Flaggenaufnahmen und die roten Blinklichter waren Sonderausstattungen

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - hier konnten sich die Sicherheitsleute festhalten und mitfahren

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - Schriftzug wie beider Serienversion

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - Wappen des Präsidenten

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Lincoln (1925) - Händler

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Lincoln Phaeton (1924) - als Polizeiwagen

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Lincoln Zephyr Fordor Sedan (1936) - viertürige stromlinienförmige Limousine

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Lincoln Continental Convertible (1942) - noch während der Kriegszeit gebaut

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Lincoln Continental - der eindrückliche Continental am Genfer Autosalon 1961

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Ford Lincoln Continental (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - einziger Vertreter der viertürigen Cabriolets

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Ford Lincoln Continental (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - für populäre Staatsoberhäupter breite Türen und geäumiges Interieur bei voller Sithcbarkeit

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - Modelljahr 1962 mit nur geringfügigen Anpassungen

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - das einzige damals in den USA gebaute viertürige Cabriolet

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Lincoln Continental (1960) - frühes Contintental-Modell

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - als viertürige Limousine mit gegenläufig öffnenden Tören

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Lincoln Continental (1960) - von vorne und hinten imposant

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Lincoln Continental (1962) - Seitenansicht, links

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Lincoln Continental (1965) - 7-Liter-Motor mit 400 PS

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Lincoln Continental (1964) - Armaturenbrett mit Bandtacho

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - Modelljahr 1963 ohne wesentliche äusserliche Korrekturen, im Innern aber wurden wertvolle cm gewonnen

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Lincoln Continental (1964) - für 1964 wird der Radstand um gut 7 cm gestreckt

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - kleine Verbesserungen für das Modell 1964, im Bild der Convertible

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Lincoln Continental (1964) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Lincoln Continental (1965) - fast schon eine kleine Kommandozentrale

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Lincoln Continental (1965) - Aschenbecher in den Türen

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Lincoln Continental (1965) - viel Platz hinten und vorne

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - das Modell 1963 hat nichts von seiner Eleganz verloren

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - nur geringfügige Modifikationen für das Modell 1962

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Lincoln Continental (1964) - Vorderansicht, aufgenomen auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1964

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Lincoln Continental (1963) - während an den Ausmassen nichts geändert wurde, gab es auch im Convertible mehr Platz für Passagiere und Gepäck

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Lincoln Continental (1965) - die viertürige Limousine des Baujahres 1965

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - der Convertible des Baujahres 1962

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Lincoln Continental (1965) - im Handling-Test

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - fast wie ein Bausatz wirkt Kennedy's 6,4 Meter langer Repräsentationswagen mit den verschiedenen austauschbaren Zubehörteilen

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - die Kennedy-Version blieb über viele Jahre im Dienst, "überlebte" mehrere Präsienten

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - Bauvariante 'Metalldach' mit maximalem Schutz

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - 3,5 Tonnen wog die Version 'Kennedy', ein Meter länger als das Serien-Pendent

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - Kennedys Lincoln mit montiertem Glasdach - die Plexiglasteile finden alle im Kofferraum Platz, wenn das Auto als Cabrio unterwegs ist

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - Kennedys Lincoln als Cabriolet, die Sitzbank hinten lässt sich anheben, auf den Plattformen unten an den Holmen können Leibwächter stehen

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Lincoln Continental (1961) - kurz vor dem Attentat auf den Präsidenten John F. Kennedy

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Summary

In 1960, Lincoln presented a new Continental, restrained in styling, self-supporting and - surprise - more compact than its predecessor. President Kennedy obviously liked the new model and had a special presidential version built by Hess & Eisenhardt, which instantly became internationally famous following the assassination attempt in 1963. No wonder copies of the 6.4-meter-long convertible were then produced. This report starts with the '61 Lincoln Continental, lists the President's special requests and shows a 1:1 copy of the convertible as well as the original 1961 version in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The best car in America?
Downsizing with added value
A Lincoln Continental for the President
An exact copy
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The black Lincoln Continental from 1961 is probably one of the best-known vehicles of all time, but the reason for this is rather a sad one. On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated with several shots while on a campaign trip in an open-top Continental in the city center. The pictures went around the world. With the luxury vehicles offered as Lincoln, the Ford Motor Company successfully competed against Cadillac's dominance in the segment of the most expensive and comfortable passenger cars. The brand was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and his son Wilfired as the Lincoln Motor Car Company. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the USA, gave the company its name. Initially, the company was mainly involved in the construction of aircraft engines, before the Lincoln L was launched in 1920. The Lincoln Zephyr models with twelve-cylinder engines became famous in the 1930s.

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