Ambulance that carried JFK’s casket up for grabs
By ANIWednesday, January 5, 2011
WASHINGTON - The 1963 Pontiac Bonneville ambulance that carried the body of former US President John F. Kennedy following his assassination will be auctioned later this month.
It will be on sale at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, which begins on January 17, reports Fox News.
The vehicle was used to collect Kennedy’s flag-draped coffin from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland upon its return from Dallas.
Kennedy’s wife Jacqueline and his brother Robert accompanied the President’s body as it was transported to Bethesda Naval Hospital for an autopsy.
After its naval service, the car was sold as surplus and held by a single owner until it was sold again last year.
The ambulance, one of 15 similar vehicles purchased by the U.S. military in 1963, remains in its original condition, complete with U.S. Naval livery, jump seats and two oxygen tanks.
Since the vehicle is being sold without reserve, and given its unique history, it is difficult to estimate its value. (ANI)
