1969 Lincoln Continental LBJ Lehmann-Peterson Executive Limousine

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Hagerty Marketplace is honored to offer another selection of vehicles from The SugarCreek Collection. This private collection in southwestern Ohio is supported by its own in-house restoration and maintenance shop, with a full-time staff of craftsmen. The garage is a true spectrum of car enthusiast dreams, ranging from unfinished restorations to the most recent sale of the SEMA-exhibited 1,000 HP 1962 Dodge Power Wagon, supporting the Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation. Thirty select cars from the collection are being offered just in time for spring. Whether awaiting restoration, preserved showroom stock, restored to like-new, or tastefully modified, these cars and trucks are truly SugarCreek quality. 

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Prior to leaving office in 1969, President Lyndon Baines Johnson commissioned a presidential limousine to use during his retirement in Austin, Texas. Of course, there was only one company to handle the job: Lehmann-Peterson of Chicago. 

Formed in 1963, the partnership of Skip Lehmann and Robert Peterson proved its worth — first to Ford Motor Company and eventually to the appropriate government officials — when it took a 1963 Lincoln Continental, stretched it by three feet, and made an unannounced visit to Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, to show off its new executive limousine. Ford engineers were skeptical, since research showed that any car stretched more than three inches would suffer greatly from metal fatigue. After extensive testing, the Lehmann-Peterson proved to be stronger than the standard Continental. A deal was soon struck, and the company produced executive limousines until 1970.  

Weighing 5,100 pounds, Johnson's personal post-presidential Lincoln limo was powered by a 460 cubic-inch V8 engine and equipped with a radio, television, and telephone, as well as ballistic armor and bulletproof glass, per Secret Service requirements. LBJ’s final ride in it came on January 16, 1973, when he attended the inauguration of Texas Governor Dolph Brisco; Johnson passed away six days later. 

While Johnson’s personal executive limousine is on display at the LBJ Presidential Library, this Lehmann-Peterson Lincoln, a near twin without the bulletproof requirements, is believed to be one of four used for visiting dignitaries at LBJ’s Austin, Texas, ranch. It was acquired by The SugarCreek Collection in 2023. 

Highlights 

• Offered from The SugarCreek Collection 

• 1969 Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine by Lehmann-Peterson thought to have been built for former US President Lyndon Johnson

• Believed used for visitors and dignitaries at LBJ’s Texas ranch

• Finished in Black paint over black leather interior up front and cream plush cloth in rear 

• Powered by a 460 cu-in, four-valve V8 rated at 365 horsepower and 485 lb-ft of torque 

• Three-speed automatic transmission 

• The chassis number (9Y82A867021) decodes as: 

  • 9 – 1969 model year 

  • Y – Wixom, Michigan, assembly plant 

  • 82 – Four-door sedan 

  • A – 460 cu-in V8 with four-barrel carb 

  • 867021 – Sequential production number 

• The trim tag decodes as: 

  • Body: 53A - Four-door sedan 

  • Color: A - Black 

  • Trim: 2A - Black Leather 

  • Date: 11L - 11 November 1968 

  • DSO: 41 - Chicago 

  • Axle: 4 - 2.80:1 rear axle ratio 

  • Trans: U - C-6 automatic transmission 

Features 

• U.S. and Presidential flags mounted on front fenders 

• Presidential Seal on both rear doors 

• Sirens and emergency signal lights up front 

• Power steering, brakes, seats, windows, and locks 

• Air conditioning 

• “Speed Control” cruise 

• Dash instrumentation: 120 mph speedometer and odometer with fuel gauge, clock, and “main power” button 

• Gall’s Street Thunder CB radio 

• Rear passenger area includes: 

  • Rear-facing seats with front-facing bench seat 

  • Tel-Com 150 phone 

  • JVC AM/FM/Cassette player 

• Velvet-lined trunk 

• Uniroyal Tiger Paw 235/75R15 tires  

 Known Imperfections 

• Wear on dash around buttons and on the face of instruments/gauges 

• Door sills are scratched 

• Scratches on interior wood 

• Corrosion on underside, commensurate with the age of the vehicle 

• Speedometer is inoperable

Included 

• Spare tire with cover 

Ownership History 

The 1969 Lincoln Continental LBJ Lehmann-Peterson Executive Limousine was acquired by The SugarCreek Collection from the Museum of Automotive Icons Inc., in Manhattan, Kansas.  SugarCreek has only done basic maintenance on the car to ensure that it is in good, safe, and running order. No restoration work has been done on the car since it was acquired by SugarCreek, and it has been stored in SugarCreek’s climate-controlled warehouse. 

Additional Notes    

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.   

Contact: Matt Lowney   Phone: 623.308.2640   email: mlowney@hagerty.com