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Talk about a gift from the heavens\u2026LeMay \u2013 America\u2019s Car Museum announced the surprise arrival of a 1964 Lincoln Continental limousine custom-made to protect Pope Paul VI and later used to shuttle Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell along ticker-tape parades in Chicago. The one-off limo is on loan to ACM from a prominent local collector and is currently being displayed in the museum\u2019s front lobby. \u201cThe Papal Continental is an astounding example of Americana,\u201d said Scot Keller, ACM chief marketing and communications officer. \u201cThe number of influential people who\u2019ve ridden inside this car is staggering.\u00a0 From the first man to walk on the moon to His Holiness\u2026needless to say, this is an extremely unique automobile.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The \u201964 Continental was specially ordered by the Vatican in 1965 for Pope Paul\u2019s visit to New York and customized by Chicago-based Lehmann-Peterson coachbuilders. In a mere two weeks, the car was stretched to nearly 21-feet, the roof was made fully removable and a bulletproof shell and windscreen were installed to protect the Pontiff. The limo was also given additional seating, special lighting and a public address system. In 1968, the Vatican had the limo shipped to Columbia for the 39th International Eucharistic Congress. It again underwent extensive modifications to allow for more\u00a0seating, as well as better air circulation at higher elevations.<\/p>\n

The Papal Continental was later used to parade American astronauts numerous times through the streets of the Windy City. \u201cEqually as impressive as the car\u2019s historical provenance is the level of ingenuity that went into customizing it,\u201d said Keller.<\/p>\n

\u201cVisitors should examine it closely because the devil\u2019s in the details.\u201d For more information on the Lincoln or ACM, visit www.lemaymuseum.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talk about a gift from the heavens\u2026LeMay \u2013 America\u2019s Car Museum announced the surprise arrival of a 1964 Lincoln Continental limousine custom-made to protect Pope Paul VI and later used to shuttle Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell along ticker-tape parades in Chicago. The one-off limo is on loan to ACM from a prominent local collector and is currently being displayed in the museum\u2019s front lobby. \u201cThe Papal Continental is an astounding example of Americana,\u201d said Scot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":18631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,1431,11441],"tags":[17152,1432,21535,894],"class_list":["post-493097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-lincoln","category-museum","tag-car-culture","tag-lincoln","tag-lincoln-featured","tag-museum"],"yoast_head":"\nHeavenly Bodies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Heavenly Bodies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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