The last limo to safely transport President John F.
Kennedy before his assassination is expected to reach up to $500,000 at auction this week.
The 1963 Lincoln Continental that JFK and First Lady Jackie Kennedy traveled in on the morning of November 22, 1963, as they went to a Fort Worth Airbase to get a flight to Dallas will go up for sale on October 14.
The 46-year-old president was later shot and killed as he traveled through Dallas in another convertible Lincoln Continental. That car is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Also up for grabs at Wednesday's auction by The last limo to safely transport President John F. Kennedy before he was assassinated is expected to reach up to $500,000 at auction. Pictured, the First Lady entering the car in 1963
The president is seen here traveling through Fort Worth in the open-top car in 1963
The white Lincoln Continental is being put up for auction by Bonhams on October 14
Known as 'Limo One' as it was used to transport the President and First Lady during their trip to Fort Worth, the white four-door had been loaned out by the U.S. government from local car dealer Bill Golightly.
They were accompanied by Texas Governor John Connally as they made their final trip in the
car service jfk to leave the city, where the doomed president had made a speech just hours before.
Images from that morning show JFK standing in the car and waving at crowds as he departs.
Since its time as a presidential car, the Lincoln has been repainted and had its engine replaced but its red leather seats and much of the interior remain the same.
The estimate on its sale is between $300,000 and $500,000.
The white 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible that drove JFK, Jackie, and Texas Governor John Connally to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth the morning of November 22, 1963
The car as received a new engine and has been repainted since
The interior including the red seats of the car mainly remains as it was in 1963
The second Lincoln car going up for sale was used by JFK for personal errands from the White House.
The car was purchased by an acquaintance of JFK the year after his death.
It had previously been leased by the government from Ford for the president's use for $500 a year.
The car was modified for the president's use and included bulletproof doors, power steering and brakes, and passenger air controls.
It had some extra unusual features including a two-way phone.
The interior of this car also remains mainly the same but the body has been restored.
The projected price on this car is between $200,000 and $300,000.