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Old 11-22-2013, 10:49 PM
egrand
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Originally Posted by W3XWT View Post
I understand the car was later destroyed in "target practice"...
Wow, it must have been fascinating to be that close to history!

Nope, the car still exists and is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn (I've also been there a few times and seen it). It was always owned by Ford Motor Co., who leased it to the US Government for $1.00 a year. After the assassination, it went back to Ford, who took out the interior and stored it, totally refitted it, changed the outside to look like a newer model, and welded on a permanent steel top. It was used by Johnson and Nixon before being returned to Ford Motor.
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