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Kennedy hearse auctioned in Arizona

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The 1964 white Cadillac hearse that transported the body of President John F. Kennedy sold for $176,000 at an Arizona auction.

Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. said Colorado real estate developer Stephen Tebo purchased the hearse, which carried the assassinated president's body in 1963 from Parkland Memorial Hospital to Dallas Love Field, for $176,000 at the auction in Scottsdale, The Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.

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Other classic cars sold at the auction include a 1955 Mercedes Gullwing for $4.6 million, The Arizona Republic reported. The auctioneer, which specializes in classic cars, said it has sold nine cars for more than $1 million thus far this year, giving it its best year since 2008.

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