( CNN ) -- The 1964-model Cadillac hearse that carried President John F. Kennedy 's body and casket after his assassination is to be auctioned Saturday in Scottsdale , Arizona , the auctioneer 's representatives said . Following his 1963 assassination in Dallas , the white hearse carried Kennedy 's body from Parkland Memorial Hospital to Love Field , where Air Force One was waiting to transport the casket to Washington . First lady Jacqueline Kennedy was a passenger in the car during the ride , auctioneer Barrett-Jackson Auction Company said . The car , which has a green-and-white interior , was built for display as a new model year introduction at the National Funeral Home Directors Association Convention in Dallas in October 1963 . The O'Neal Funeral Home in Dallas bought it at the close of the convention . The car is listed as having eight cylinders and a four-speed automatic transmission . Kennedy was slain on November 22 , 1963 . The funeral home had the contract with Parkland for both the hearse and ambulance service , and it provided the casket and hearse for the drive from the hospital , where Kennedy was pronounced dead , the auction house said . The O'Neal Funeral Home owned the hearse until the late 1960s when Arrdeen Vaughan , believed to be an employee , bought it . Vaughan sold it more than four decades later to its current and third owner , whose name was n't disclosed . The hearse driver who transported Kennedy 's casket , Aubrey Rike , died in 2010 , the auction firm said . `` It 's an honor to be able to offer a vehicle of this stature , '' Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson said in a statement . `` While its duty was solemn , it was also extremely important and played a crucial role in transporting the president so he could be laid to rest . '' `` The eyes of the world were on this car on that unforgettable day in American history , '' Steve Davis , president of Barrett-Jackson , said in a statement .
The 1964-model Cadillac hearse transported Kennedy 's casket after his assassination . First lady Jacqueline Kennedy was a passenger in the car . The car was built for display at a funeral home convention in Dallas in October 1963 . Kennedy was fatally shot in November 1963 .