Limo Tycoon Blog » Cadillac http://blog.limotycoon.com The sickest, most decadent limousines in the world... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:08:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Eisenhower era Presidential limousine goes thru auction http://blog.limotycoon.com/eisenhower-era-presidential-limousine-goes-thru-auction http://blog.limotycoon.com/eisenhower-era-presidential-limousine-goes-thru-auction#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:08:56 +0000 LimoRandy http://blog.limotycoon.com/?p=249 A Series 75 1955 Cadillac Presidential limousine that was used during the Eisenhower era that has been in slumber in Europe for more than twenty years is back in the United States to go through an auction handled by RM Auctions.

The Eisenhower White House limousine was customized by Hess & Eisenhardt with chassis number 557555865. The presidential limo will be among 1,200 collectible cars that goes up for sale at the Auburn Fall weekend in Indiana.

The 1955 Cadillac was really commissioned to serve the then First Lady Eisenhower and also be used for formal services and parades when needed. The car was modified by Hess & Eisenhardt to become a pillarless hardtop limousine which gives photographers a great view. It also has a sliding sunroof that allowed the president and his wife to stand so they can be seen by the public. A grab rail was added to lessen the strain of the occupant when standing during a parade.

This presidential limousine was in the garage of the White House during the term of President Eisenhower. In 1988 it was bought by a French Presidential car collector Olivier Delafon and was purchased by its latest owner in 2006.

The presidential limo is expected to sell between $175,000 thru $225,000 during the auction.

Other expected head-turners during the auction will be a 1933 Cadillac Convertible Coupe that was used for the award winning movie Sea Biscuit, Johnny Paycheck’s 1970 Cadillac limousine, and a 1938 Packard Landaulet customized for Doris Duke.

]]> http://blog.limotycoon.com/eisenhower-era-presidential-limousine-goes-thru-auction/feed 0 The President’s Cadillac Ride http://blog.limotycoon.com/the-presidents-cadillac-ride http://blog.limotycoon.com/the-presidents-cadillac-ride#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:57:55 +0000 Heather http://blog.limotycoon.com/?p=77 limo-3This might be old hat for the majority of you limo lovers out there, but it is news to me, though goodness knows why I did not happen to notice it earlier.

See that hot, sophisticated looking ride there on the right?  As you might conclude from the background and the very patriotic hood ornaments, that is President Elect Barack Obama’s limousine.

To be perfectly specific, it is the Cadillac One, which is not based on what you are probably thinking it is based on, considering the fact that it looks quite a lot like a DTS that has been stretched a whole lot. Au contraire, news has it that it is actually based on the rather enormous Topkick truck from GMC — but that is neither here nor there.

More importantly is that President Obama is carrying on something of a long standing tradition. Many former Presidents before him have turned to Cadillac to provide all their limousine needs, such as Woodrow Wilson, Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

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OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIMO

Imagine that losing the strange plating etc and I’m sure that’s a VERY SEXY LIMOOOH!

From Limo Fan!

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