John F. Kennedy's Car

SS-100-X was the U.S. Secret Service code name for the presidential limousine originally used by John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. The limousine is the car in which Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy were passengers when the President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
Following Kennedy's assassination, the car received significant armor plating and a bullet-proof hardtop and its navy blue exterior was painted black. It resumed its role as a presidential limousine for President Lyndon B. Johnson until 1967 and later remained in service until 1978, when it was sent to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

 The SS-100-X was originally a standard 1961 Lincoln Continental four door convertible built by the Ford Motor Company and assembled at the Wixom, Michigan plant. In 1961, It had a retail price in of $7,347 (equivalent to $60,167, as of 2017). At the time of the assassination, the Total cost of modifications for the Presidents safety was approximately $200,000 (equivalent to $1.26 million in 2016).

It was delivered to the White House on June 15, 1961 and was powered by a hand-built 350-horsepower, Ford MEL engine.
An open car, the Lincoln was equipped with an assortment of tops, including a snap-together bubble top, a black cover for the bubble, a formal rear top and a stainless steel forward section (none of which were bulletproof). It also featured two-way radio telephones and retractable steps and grab-handles on the sides for Secret Service agents to grab on to when escorting the President. No armor plate was added to the bodywork, but the undercarriage and all suspension components were strengthened. A hydraulically-lifted rear seat was fitted.

 Because this car had no Bullet-proof features that led to the assasination of Late President, John Kennedy, the car was sent back to Hess & Eisenhardt to be modified further, and was rebuilt from the ground up. For protection, the Lincoln received titanium armor plating, bullet-resistant glass and a bulletproof permanent roof. Solid aluminium rims were also fitted inside the tires to make them flat-proof. It remained in service for an additional eight years, logging 50,000 miles on the ground and over one million miles being flown to and from its destinations. It was replaced in 1967 and remained in service doing less important duties until 1978, when it was retired to the Henry Ford Museum. Finished originally in navy blue, the car was repainted black after the assassination, then repainted again after each assignment.

Former Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who leapt onto the limousine directly after Kennedy was shot, is the last surviving passenger of the presidential limousine during the assassination, as of 2018.

As a Reason of Decency, I can't further describe or give the full details of John F. Kennedy's assassination due to its graphic description but if You'd like to read about it in detail, please visit this link John Fitzgerald Kennedy's Assassination where it describes meticulously how this president was shot and everything in detail that followed including the follow up murder of Harvey Lee Oswald, The Suspected Killer of John F. Kennedy

Below are pictures of the President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the modified Lincoln Continental used by Him and His Successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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