There is no shortage of highly collectible new and classic cars available today. In fact, it has become increasingly challenging to stand out driving anything short of a personalized Bugatti. But, with this armored limo used by Bill Clinton during his presidential administration going up for sale at Mecum Auctions later this month , you can own this incredibly rare piece of history and show all those hypercar owners what a bespoke vehicle indeed looks like.
To date, this is the only full-armored Presidential limousine to make its way into the private sector, according to Mecum. One of the remaining two cars sits in the Clinton Museum, while the CIA has never released the third.
To accommodate all of the added equipment and create a larger cabin, Cadillac began with a base Fleetwood and then stretched the wheelbase to A strobe light, public address system, and intercom were installed, operated by an analog set of red and black switches.
If things begin to get out of control and the limo finds itself in any sort of precarious situation, there is an onboard oxygen and fire suppression system to keep occupants as safe as possible. A fluorescent halogen lighting system provides plenty of visibility. The lights are integrated nicely into the rear cabin, where a separate roof-mounted stereo head unit sits to handle whatever soundtrack felt right on the road to the White House.
In place of that vanilla small block was a massive 7. Monitoring that massive mill was a set of custom-built gauges built by AC Delco. All of that horsepower was routed through a four-speed automatic transmission, complete with overdrive. While no official horsepower numbers have been released, it was enough to propel this elegant tank to a mph top speed.
