Although said to not be finished yet, there have been some discussions and possible pictures of what President Obama's new limo will look like. Made by the Cadillac company, the new limo will be put into use during the inaugural parade by the Secret Service on January 20. The new limo, which looks like part car and part truck, is said to feature eight inch think doors and 5 inch thick windows. It is said to be build to blast-proof ceramics and other metals. Many of the other features of the new limo remain top secret. The unveiling of the new limo continues a tradition of the Secret Service. The Secret Service began the responsibilities of driving presidents after the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945. In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson was the first president to ride in a bullet proof limo in an inaugural parade after the assassination of John F. Kennedy approximately two years before.
This is what many believe the new limo will look like (the color will be black, not gray) when put into service on January 20.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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