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Head of state cars Americans folk refers laconically - Limo One. Presidents of the United States Carriage he changed to cars already in the first decade of the last century. But it was just ordinary serial higher-end cars, buy White House administration. Perhaps the only special modifications, which stood out was only equipped with a presidential arm rotated crucifix siren, and a pair of defensive weapons holders. Well of course the White House and the Aesthetics of heraldry. The first model designed crucifix specifically for the president appeared FD Rusvelto term.
The car had a built-in siren, additional lights, radio phones, and especially wide running boards on the sides of the car, where you can stand protective Follow your specially for this purpose handles attached on the body. But basically the car did not have any major security measures. He even had a removable roof, as Roosevelt himself often enjoyed, too much fear of getting a bullet in the forehead. As a result, the car was nicknamed "Sunshine Special". But everything changed after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Then President susimojo that should be more concerned crucifix about their safety. However, no one decent armored vehicle during a couple of days you sodden. But out there is very simple - the Treasury Department seized cars parked stood perfectly still 1928tųjų armored Cadillac 341A Town Sedan. Confiscated and not from anything else, and from the Al Capone.
And yes, even a well does not evacuate all the cocaine residue from the seats, already next day after the Japanese attack on the president crucifix of the car drove into the Capitol to make a speech and publish Japs war. Ironic crucifix fate of the car, does not it? This car and drove the president to continue until the Sunshine Special received flak armor doors, bullet-proof tires, inch (2.5cm) crucifix thick windows and even more gun racks and machines. All improvements to increase the weight to 4218kg Sunshine. The intuitive assumption is that since that time, all the presidents of limousines have been times of your armor cutting-edge technology. Unfortunately. 1963, so already after already more than 20čiai years, JFK rode completely devoid of any armor Lincoln HS-100-X limousine. Presidential Properties dropped the handle and pedal protective, radio station, and a half meter car lengthened wheelbase compared with the same company civilian limousine. That there was little need for heavily armored this model we see from the photo.
Again limousine removable roof. Then there is no urgency to armor, and that the bottom of the machine of mine, when you can just throw a grenade inside. Doors soft-skin. What specifically taikysis president's feet. By the way the car had a roof is placed for bad weather, but the limousine was notorious ineffective climate control crucifix seat back. Word of the president on a hot day ran nine sweat, so often and ride without it. And as the end of one such ride sunny day in Dallas, know all. After this tragedy, the car has already received a regular bullet-proof roof, titanium armor kit and of course not entirely effective conditioner. Another interesting point is that the Lincoln after each trip was completely repainted. And yet in the same blue color. Only after the next president attempted Johnson thought the car also looks too conjures Dallas events, and then it was painted black. Americans learned and all Next One Limo has been fully from their armor and does not emit anything, maybe just to mention a 1981 assassination attempt on Mr Reagan. Attempted during the president has just climbed into his own limousine. Then the attacker fired six bullets and no one went over the same president. Sorry, but ironically he served limo armor - from body shot recoil and thus found his victims lung. Fortunately, Reagan recovered fully. At the time of the attack wounded three people, two of which their bodies as shields covered the president.
Fascinating history, but perhaps I will write about the attacks when an individual event, and now let's go back to the main topic. I let myself go further into the technical characteristics, mainly because crucifix all the presidents were driven limousines didžialitražių V8 engine, which drove the majority of the American sedans. So nubuvo engines Limo One very special. This issue will be much more interesting to look over the heads of the Soviet Union, the cars, when the entire country has traveled crucifix only 1.1 and 1.6 liter žiguliukais. But I've just paspoilinau future entry or not? So I present to you the current Limo One - President Obama Cadillac'ą.
The car has a lot of similarities with the outside Cadillac'o STS sedan, which really helps to sell GM the last concern. crucifix Manned by a smiling Americans crucifix - after all, how much the president! But in fact this is a limousine developed on the Chevrolet Kodiak truck