With all the automotive auctions in Arizona this week; causing traffic jams and media frenzies, Boomer and X were asked to drive over to Channel 3 in a historical classic car from
RM Auctions of Canada. www.rmauctions.com
From the Biltmore Hotel to Channel 3, Cathy and Melanie had the privilege to ride in the back of this 1962 Lincoln Continental Limo that belonged to President John F. Kennedy. This White House vehicle had only a glass partition separating the driver from the passengers and a large phone secured in an armrest. There were no seatbelts, no cup holders and it was not bulletproof.
Kennedy rode in this vehicle in New York City just 7 days before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This vehicle went up for sale at the internationally known RM Auctions at the Biltmore Hotel, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Only three were made that year by Ford Motor Company for the White House. One has been destroyed and the other belonged to his wife, the first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis (called the "bubbletop" Limo) which was sold last year at the RM auction for$700,000.
There are no guesses on what this limo will bring at the auction, but how can you put a price on a piece of history?
Channel 3's Your Life A-Z Host, Lisa Haffner, was as impressed and charming as always.
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1 comment:
Do you know how much the JFK limo sold for? I wonder if anyone would every truly drive it or just keep as a museum piece? Any details you have I would appreciate.
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