The proportions are wildly off from any production Caddy, yet it looks like one from a distance. Once you see a president or Secret Service by it for scale you realize it is more the size of a truck, which it is.
But here we have some secrets of the US presidential limousine revealed. Parade limousines that were open four-door limousines were the presidential cars of choice. That is, until November 22, The day President Kennedy was assassinated it changed. When the Lincoln Continental he was killed in was put back in service it acquired a thick plexiglass top. You could still see the President but he was much better protected. As presidential limousines progressed they attained more armor.
Both Gerald Ford and Ronald Regan were both saved by the added protection. The president landed in the Marine One helicopter in lower Manhattan, where the Beast picked him up and was spotted driving around as part of a large motorcade.
We should continue to see the new Beast in service wherever Trump goes; there are several copies of the Beast—reports differ on how many exist—and they are transported by cargo plane to join the president wherever he travels around the globe. New Cars. Buyer's Guide. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories.
On a lighter note, check out the thickness of that door: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Many features remain under wraps as the detail is highly secretive in the interest of security and all decommissioned cars are destroyed by the Secret Service as soon as they reach the end of service.
It is not clear who was in the other five limousines in the motorcade with Obama, Bush, Clinton and their wives all seen traveling in armored Chevy Suburban SUVs.
The presidential state car has taken on many guises over the years since the first model in to the current model that hit the roads in , according to Vanarama. Here are the different 'Beasts' and some of their key features:. Roosevelt from until Features included a two-way radio, extra-wide running boards and handles for Secret Service agents to grab and ride on the outside of the car.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in , armored doors, bulletproof cars and machine guns were added to the car. Built during the Second World War, the Lincoln Custom was the first presidential car fitted with protective armor.
The armor made the car 7, pounds heavier so had to be fitted with a Bendix Aviation brake servo, to help the driver slow the car down. When Harry Truman was elected president in he changed the chosen carmaker from General Motors to Ford - supposedly because GM wouldn't let him use its cars during the White House race. Features of the new Lincoln Cosmopolitan included armour-plated bodywork and extra headroom to fit tall silk hats worn at the time.
The car was modified by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in to include the 'bubble-top' so people would be able to see him in the car if the roof was up. Four versions of the Lincoln Continental were made between and In , President John F. Kennedy was riding in the car with the code name SSX when he was shot dead, spelling the end to the open-top presidential car and sparking a ramp-up of bulletproof materials and armor plating. Cadillac made its first presidential car - the Fleetwood - for President Ronald Reagan.
Features included a raised roof and seats, bulletproof glass and oversized wheels. President George H. Bush commissioned the Lincoln Town Car in , marking the last Lincoln car used as Cadillac has supplied the cars ever since. It had an updated powertrain to allow for the extra weight from the fortified vehicle.
The Cadillac Fleetwood made a return with the addition of communication systems inside for President Bill Clinton to take calls while on the move. The presidential car - the Cadillac DeVille - is thought to have been most high-tech car in the world at the time with an infrared night vision system.
The one of a kind Cadillac DTS hit the roads in with five-inch-thick armor panels, windows that cannot be opened, run-flat tires and a glass partition between the driver and the back seat.
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