1950 Lincoln Presidential Limousine Used by Dwight D. Eisenhower
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This massive convertible Lincoln was built for President Harry S Truman in 1950, but it is most associated with Truman's successor Dwight D. Eisenhower, who used the car from 1952 until 1960. Eisenhower added the distinctive plastic "bubble top." Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson also used this car as a spare until its retirement in 1967.
This massive convertible Lincoln was built for President Harry S Truman in 1950, but it is most associated with Truman's successor Dwight D. Eisenhower, who used the car from 1952 until 1960. Eisenhower added the distinctive plastic "bubble top." Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson also used this car as a spare until its retirement in 1967.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1950
Subject Date
1950-1967
Creators
Dietrich, Ray (Raymond H.), 1893?-1980
Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, Michigan, Grand Rapids
Creator Notes
Assembled by the Ford Motor Company in Detroit; special body work done by Raymond Dietrich, Dietrich Creative Industries, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Lincoln Cosmopolitan automobile
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Presidential Vehicles
Object ID
67.74.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company, Lincoln-Mercury Division.
Material
Metal
Plexiglas (TM)
Chromium
Leather
Glass (Material)
Rubber (Material)
Technique
Customizing
Color
Black (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 5.42 ft
Width: 6.67 ft
Length: 21.833 ft
Weight: 6500 lbs
Inscriptions
License plate: #US-1
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