Kira Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluBear Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Woah, I did not know that, thanks Kira! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted July 20, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well how about that, serendipity : ) Painless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 21, 2014 2. Administrators Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Someone was thinking outside the box there! Thanks Kira, a very interesting bit of history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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