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12-03-2010, 08:56 PM
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Barack Obama has a beast of a car that could smash the homegrown Falcon coupe that Eric Bana likes to beast about.
Then again, Obama's beast was built to protect the most powerful man in the world. When Ground Force One lands in Australia for the presidential visit it will bring an unbeatable bunch of protective engineering. It might look like a caricature of a Cadillac, the The Beast - a nickname give by the Secret Service - is actually a heavily-amoured truck with a Cadillac-ish body dropped on top. The exact specifications are top secret, but it has everything from ceramic-titanium-carbon fibre armour plating and bulletproof glass up to 12 centimetres thick and a bomb-proof floor made from hardened steel and Kevlar. The weight comes in around eight tonnes, thanks in part to 20cm thick doors that each weigh as much as the ones of a Boeing 747. The latest Obama beast has more space inside and bigger windows to give a view of the Commander in Chief during state visits, but the driver's window is the only one that opens - and even then it cracks just enough to talk to the car's armed guards. No-one talks about the fitout in the car, but it is believed to include an independent oxygen suppy, night-vision cameras, Kevlar tyres and a tear-gas cannon. It has state-of-the-art communications equipment to allow it to become a mobile military command centre. Rumours say there is even a supply of the president's blood on board for major emergencies . . . The Beast is the latest in a line of presidential limousines that goes back to the 1920s, with many - including the car that failed to protect John F. Kennedy in the 1960s - now housed at the Henry Ford museum in Detroit. But the Obama car won't be joining them in retirement, as it will be destroyed to prevent any protection secrets leaking out. It makes you wonder what they do with the specially-trained Secret Service drivers ...
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12-03-2010, 09:01 PM
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Giddy up.
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Lol, I love the last paragraph.
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12-03-2010, 09:02 PM
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airforce 1 and 2 actually take 7 identical beasts with them on overseas visits, i guess you can never be too careful lol
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12-03-2010, 09:16 PM
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Giddy up.
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There is some amazing devices on vehicles like these, I was reading an article on the Bushmaster built here in Bendigo, and the petrol tank on it is made from plastic, yes that's right plastic, but when a bullet penertrates it, it melt's behind and seal's the hole.
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12-03-2010, 09:17 PM
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That one pictured is actually Bushes DTS limo, the beast is a bit different.
heres a pic with the 2 of em 
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12-03-2010, 09:24 PM
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12-03-2010, 09:29 PM
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ah whoops, thought this one may have been called the beast for obvious reasons, take a look at that thing, its huge! lol
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12-03-2010, 10:00 PM
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Look how thick the door is...
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12-03-2010, 10:06 PM
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those tyres goodyears?
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12-03-2010, 10:07 PM
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12-03-2010, 10:09 PM
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Oh no he's broken his blackberry.
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12-03-2010, 10:40 PM
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13-03-2010, 01:55 AM
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It's sort of perceived danger to anybody thinking of doing the wrong thing that can become actual danger if they act...
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13-03-2010, 10:17 AM
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nice, even obama rolls with whitewalls
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13-03-2010, 11:10 AM
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Must have a specially made chev in it ay LOL
But man those doors are super thick
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13-03-2010, 11:30 AM
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id like to know the engine specs?
obama would have the best so probably 7-9 litre v8 with twin turbo maybe 500kw with 900nm |
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13-03-2010, 11:44 AM
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13-03-2010, 11:57 AM
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and you consider a GM 8 "reliable"... im guessing it has some sort of heavy duty diesel with how much it would weigh
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13-03-2010, 12:22 PM
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It's got a TD V8 truck motor in it. The Beast is built on GM's 'Topkick' truck platform.
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13-03-2010, 01:25 PM
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I would say it would have more than a standard Chev V8 considering the weight of the thing, if needed , it would need to have the power to get away.
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13-03-2010, 01:28 PM
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13-03-2010, 01:35 PM
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13-03-2010, 01:37 PM
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Could do with a cut 'n' polish 
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13-03-2010, 01:48 PM
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And what does Rudd have? A standard Statesman with a radar detector on it.
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13-03-2010, 01:50 PM
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13-03-2010, 01:54 PM
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Noticed that too. What the hell?
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13-03-2010, 09:40 PM
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 Hmm that bloke opening the door looks kinda familiar? Isnt that 50 cent the 'bulletproof rapper' 
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13-03-2010, 10:45 PM
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I like how it has the presidential seal on the inside of the door. I guess that's for when he's riding along and forgets he's the president?
... or maybe just to impress the bitches
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President Obama's Cadillac
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