BDC-021116-LBJlimo.gallery
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This modified 1965 Lincoln Continental sits in a private collector’s garage in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
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The company Lehmann-Peterson turned the Continental into a limousine by adding a three-foot body panel between the front and rear doors.
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The company also added “suicide’’ rear doors.
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There are also numerous interior modifications to Lehmann-Peterson vehicles.
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The White House ordered many Lehman-Peterson limos during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration.
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One indication that this car was connected to President Johnson is this phone, which no longer works.
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Where most Lehmann-Peterson limo’s had an early TV installed, this one has a bar.
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The panel covering the mobile bar is made of walnut.
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The Continental was reinforced for strength when it was extended, but it is not bulletproof.
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The steering wheel of the limo is large and thin.
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Radio dials and air vents in the 1965 Lincoln Continental.
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Boston.com could not confirm whether President Johnson ever used this particular vehicle, but it came with an engraved plaque indicating it was once owned by the former president.
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Other White House paraphernalia was found in the car.
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The car is 22 feet long.
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Lehmann-Peterson and Ford, which owns Lincoln, had a partnership for seven years in the mid-to-late 1960s.
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About 600 Executive Limousines were made in total.
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The car’s owner sometimes uses the limo, saying “It’s a joy to drive.’’
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