Minichamps
Minichamps 1:43 1964 Lincoln Continental X-100 Quick Fix L.B. Johnson, Black
Minichamps 1:43 1964 Lincoln Continental X-100 Quick Fix L.B. Johnson, Black>
$119.95
This model comes mounted on a base in an acrylic display case
After the assassination, the "Death Car" (as named by the Associated Press), was redesigned in an operation named "The Quick Fix". Hess and Eisenhardt, the Secret Service, the United States Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, PPG Industries, and Ford engineers all collaborated to strip the limousine and improve everything. In an effort to prevent "ghoulish collectors" from obtaining the discarded car parts, they were destroyed. For an estimated cost of $500,000, the car was painted black and featured "improved telecommunications gear, a more powerful engine and flat-proof tires made of rubber-coated aluminum." The fuel tank was protected against explosion by a "porous foam matrix" that minimized spillage in the event of a puncture.