"The Automobile is the Art"
Jeep Comes to the Party in a Tuxedo!
58 years ago this Friday, Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in for his second and only full-term as the 36th President of the United States. The occasion marked the first time that a President was chauffeured in the inaugural parade in a bulletproof limousine, the tragic consequence of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22nd, 1963. 
What I am going to share with you next will shock you and, perhaps, even horrify you. LBJ’s limo was the very 1961 Lincoln Continental President Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated that tragic day in Dallas. When the federal government was informed that it would literally take years to build a new bulletproof limousine, Ford Motor Company and Hess & Eisenhardt were ordered to rebuild JFK’s limo with bulletproof armor and a much larger engine capable of accommodating nearly 10,000 lbs. of protection. 
To his credit President Johnson demanded the color of the limo be changed from Midnight Blue to Black. Even then, LBJ rarely agreed to ride in it ever again. Interestingly, black has remained the official color of all Presidential Limousines and Secret Service vehicles since that day. That historic Presidential Limo quietly remained in the Presidential motorcade into the Carter Administration until it was permanently retired in 1978. Today, it resides in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.
The Presidential Red 1966 Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV just added to our collection at The Automobile Gallery & Event Center enjoys a close connection to LBJ’s inauguration January 20th, 1965. On that day, Kaiser Jeep took advantage of the national limelight to unveil the new Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV to America. What no one has ever been able to explain is how a small independent like Kaiser Jeep could pull off a major marketing coup of that proportion. 60 Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IVs arrived in Washington D.C., appropriately painted red, white, and blue, and pulled every parade float at the inauguration with active Marines behind the wheel.
The Tuxedo Park Mark IV made history that day but failed to make a mark. Targeted at hip, well-to-do young owners in search of fun with a touch of finesse, the Tuxedo’s mission was to transform Jeep’s image from no-frills to all thrills. Chrome bumpers, chrome windshield hinges, special badging, chrome taillights, wheel covers, and calf grain vinyl upholstery were just part of the package. Even more impressive is its 225 cubic inch Dauntless Buick V-6 with 160 horsepower, more than double the standard 4-cylinder Jeep engine.
Stop in and drink in the beauty of this ingenious Jeep so rare that few people even know they were ever built. We’re thrilled to own a Tuxedo that never goes out of style!
See our exclusive Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV and 100 other great classics at these upcoming events!


March 4: Shamrock Craft Beer Invitational
March 23: Gallery Members Only Annual Celebration
April 13: Rock n'Roll Juke Box, Daddy D's Production
May 15-21: Brown County Historical Days (weekly admission deals and themed events)
May 20: Festa Italiano
June 17: Cars & Guitars Car Show
September 14: Cruisin' the Classics, Daddy D's Production
September 30: AUTOberfest
November 9: Patriotic Salute, Daddy D's Production
December 2: Old Fashion Chrismas, Daddy D's Production

...Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details on each!
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