Al Capone Protects The President (Sorta)

[Kira]

With the December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S., the government needed a way to protect the president from possible assassination attempts.  Due to regulations at the time, no car could be armoured as it would cost far more that the maximum allowed.  Time constraints were also a factor, and the end result was that the government needed a car *right now this instant*, not "in the near future".  Solution: Take Capone's confiscated armoured 1928 Cadillac until another way could be found.  The car was overhauled over night, and the president rode in it the next day to deliver the "Day of Infamy" speech.

 

http://voices.yahoo.com/al-capones-armored-1928-cadillac-was-used-president-365026.html

[BluBear]

Woah, I did not know that, thanks Kira!

[Painless]

Well how about that, serendipity : )

Painless.

[Jabo]

Someone was thinking outside the box there! Thanks Kira, a very interesting bit of history!