Equipment
430/300hp, automatic, wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, pushbutton radio. Leather and Cloth upholstery.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Reportedly kept at the Kennedy compound in Florida. Used to go to church, and Jackie used it to go shopping in Palm Beach. Has been in two museums over the years, and is in largely original other than possibly an old repaint that is faded, cracked and blistered enough that it looks original. The interior is remarkably preserved, and it’s tidy underneath. Not all that remarkable as a car, but there is huge appeal in its history.
Market commentary
No US President and automobile are as closely associated as JFK and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental. He was killed in one (which is on displayed in the Henry Ford Museum) but also rode in one during his inauguration and in others throughout his short presidency. Bonhams sold a convertible that he rode in on the morning he died for $375,000 in 2020, and this one sold for $209,000 at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas way back in 2008. Fewer people were charmed by it in Scottsdale 2023, but the presidential premium is still very big here. If Kennedy had nothing to do with this car, it would have sold for about a third as much.