Posted on 11/09/2016 11:13:33 AM PST by TigerClaws
Although its existence hasnt been officially confirmed, General Motors has been spotted testing what appears to be the presidential limousine that will replace the Beast that protects President Obama.
Spy photographers stalking GMs proving grounds over the summer snapped a few shots of a camouflaged vehicle that looks like a modified version of the current Cadillac-branded state car. Related Image beast 2 Expand / Contract
Its profile is nearly identical, but it features Cadillacs latest style, including vertical LED headlights and a CT6-like grille with the companys new wreathless crest in the center.
Details about the Beast are kept secret for reasons of national security, but while it looks like a sedan, its understood to be a medium-duty truck in disguise. Obama once revealed to Jerry Seinfeld that its a Caddy, basically on a tank frame.
The 15,000- to 20,000-pound luxury car needs it to haul around an armored passenger compartment that can reportedly take a hit from an IED or RPG and carries its own air supply to allow it to drive through chemical weapons attacks.
The U.S. Secret Service maintains a fleet of around a dozen similar vehicles, each with a price tag believed to be in the neighborhood of $1.5 million. General Motors has not commented on the vehicle, but it does currently hold contracts worth nearly $16 million that run through 2017 for work on the next generation parade limousine.
That year is significant. Its when Trump takes office, and the original Beast was revealed just a week before Obama was sworn in on Inauguration Day, 2009.
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Me too and I woke up refreshed at 0600 even though I went to sleep after 0300.
I would like to see at Trump’s first state dinner Churchill’s bust arranged on props in the righthand chair.
He drives it 3000 miles to his birthplace?
Just think.....no feet on the WH furniture.
Actually, I think that might be the original Corvorado “pimpmobile”, which was used in Live and Let Die. If the accessories are originals, that car’s worth a fair amount to a collector, and is far more “authentic” than Barry or the Mooch could ever hope to be.
Inspiration or donormobile, I think they're related.
I checked after I posted, and I was right. It’s a Corvette with Eldorado-based body panels, and it does indeed appear to be the original car, though it’s carrying a lot more trim and chrome than it did in the movie. Just google “Corvorado” and you’ll see that exact car. The giveaway is the roofline and the B-pillar, which are recognizably a C-3 Corvette.
Here's another nice "pimped out" corvette:
Although I think the hood might be too high to see over. But the thought is nice.
Might be a little difficult to parallel park.
I can’t help laughing with delight when I hear someone on the radio say, President-elect Trump.
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