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President Johnson preferred white convertibles, but "concerns for protocol and safety" had him receiving a black 1967 Lincoln Continental as his state car. The hardtop cost the Ford Motor Company about $500,000 (equivalent to about $4,570,000 in 2023), which leased it to the federal government for an annual cost of $1 (equivalent to $9.14 in 2023).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt made extensive use of the railroad in his campaign in 1933, and traveled across the country during World War 2 aboard U.S. Car No. 1, a train composed of the Ferdinand Magellan executive car, a converted hospital car with high-tech radio gear installed for communications, a baggage car to carry the Sunshine ...
The president's car is a W221 Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard armored limousine. It is escorted by the Republican Guard 's SUVs consising of (Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon ) and other security vehicles, including the preceding official state car (an armored W140 Mercedes-Benz S600 now possibly used as a back-up limo) as well as ...
Trump's new Cadillac limo cost $1.5M, weighs 20,000 lbs, and comes equipped with a fridge full of the president's own blood type.
Said to have been the "First Presidential car to acquire its own personality", and most closely associated with FDR, [1] the V12 powered four-door convertible was specifically modified for the president by coachbuilder Brunn & Company at a cost of $4,950, $108,426 in 2023 dollars [2] (the original cost of the car, before any modifications, was ...
Trump's presidential limo is an updated version of President Barack Obama's limo, which rolled out right before his inauguration in 2009.
Donald Trump’s Vacation Costs. Estimated vacation costs (so far): $154.8 million President Donald Trump claimed during the 2016 campaign that he wouldn’t take very many days off when he was in ...
Sacred Cow, VC-54C used by presidents Roosevelt and Truman from 1945 to 1947. Independence, VC-118 (46-0505) used by presidents Truman and Eisenhower from July 1947 to May 1953. Used as a VIP transport from 1953 until retired in 1965. Columbine II, VC-121A (48-0610) used by Presidents Truman and Eisenhower from November 1952 to November 1954 ...