The Aero Experience: Museum to Unveil Restored McDonnell Aircraft Factory Cart Used During President Kennedy Visit

Friday, May 3, 2013

Museum to Unveil Restored McDonnell Aircraft Factory Cart Used During President Kennedy Visit

By Carmelo Turdo

The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum will unveil on Monday the restored McDonnell Aircraft factory cart used by company Board Chairman and CEO James S. McDonnell to drive President John F. Kennedy around during his visit in 1962. The cart will be dedicated May 6 at a ceremony held at the Museum, located at historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport. It has been a part of the Museum collection for over 20 years, and has been on display there and at the St. Louis Science Center. The cart was caught in the floods of 1993 when the Museum was located at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, and was later cleaned and again displayed. The 2013 comprehensive restoration, funded by the Boeing Employees Community Fund, was completed by North Town Auto Body in Collinsville, IL along with: tires, tubes and battery from Master Auto Care; battery cables from O'Reilly Auto Parts; keys from Village Locksmith in Collinsville, IL. The Museum thanks everyone involved in the restoration process, including Museum members Trent Duff, Doug Bent, and Rick Rehg for leading this project.

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