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Dwight D. Eisenhower's
Bubbletop
1950 Lincoln
A stylish convertible to see and be seen in.
It was a new era and the old fleet of presidential cars was looking decidedly out of date. President Truman first rode this flashy convertible after it was delivered to the White House along with nine closed limousines in 1950.
President Eisenhower later had the car fitted out with a removable Plexiglas top that allowed him to see and be seen even in bad weather. This "bubbletop" soon became the name for the whole car. |