page_title: SS-100-X
section_title: Kennedy assassination
hierarchical_section_title: SS-100-X / Kennedy assassination
caption_attribution_description: President John F. Kennedy motorcade, Dallas, Texas, Friday, November 22, 1963. Also in the presidential limousine are Jackie Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally and his wife, Nellie.
context_page_description: SS-100-X was the U.S. Secret Service code name for the presidential limousine originally used by the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. 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.
  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. It had a retail price of $7,347.
  The car was moved to the Experimental Garage at the Ford Proving Grounds where an additional 41 inches was added between the front and rear doors and just beyond the rear doors. The car's frame was strengthened to accommodate the additional length and weight.
context_section_description: On November 21, 1963 SS-100-X was loaded onto a Fairchild C-123 Provider piloted by Captain Thomason of the 76th Air Transport Squadron and flown to Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas and then onto Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas where it was stored in an underground car park.
  Following the shooting of President Kennedy and Governor Connally at approximately 12:30 pm, SS-100-X was driven to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where Kennedy died at 1:00 pm, 30 minutes after he was shot at Dealey Plaza. The Plexiglas bubble top and cloth cover were then attached. Later that afternoon at 3:30 pm CST, the limousine was taken to Love Field and loaded on a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and flown to Andrews Air Force Base, Washington D.C., landing at 8 pm EST. After arrival at Andrews AFB, the limo was delivered to the White House garage.
caption: JFK, Jackie, and the Connallys in the presidential limousine.
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