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Top 5 Presidential Cars

In honor of President’s Day yesterday, here is a list of the top 5 cars owned by U.S. presidents. To see the full list, check out the article on cars.com.

5. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939 Packard 12

This 12-cylinder Packard was such a unique piece of technology that Roosevelt said he couldn’t do without it. The car currently resides in Toyota’s Automobile Museum in Japan. This image is of the car being delivered to the White House in 1939.

4. Lyndon B. Johnson, Amphicar

It’s easy to see why this rare German car built in the 1960s was a favorite of Johnson’s. Johnson owned an interesting array of cars, including a Jolly 500 Ghia made by Fiat along with his more recognizable Lincoln Continental.

3. Ronald Reagan, Subaru Brat

Reagan is famously known as an actor-turned-politician, but in the late 1970s he secretly drove a Subaru Brat test car around his California ranch and sent progress reports to the automaker. It had to be hush-hush because political sentiment of the day toward Japanese car-makers was confrontational, to say the least.

2. Bill Clinton, 1967 Ford Mustang

The first baby boomer president owned the most iconic car of that generation, a 1967 Ford Mustang convertible. The car didn’t leave the president’s driveway from soon after college until he became president. During his presidency, he was allowed to drive it briefly at a celebration of the car’s 30th anniversary in 1994. The 250 feet covered was the longest distance a sitting U.S. President has driven their own vehicle.

1. Harry Truman, 1953 Chrysler New Yorker

Truman takes the top spot with his 1953 Chrysler New Yorker. Truman and his wife drove this car on a well-documented road trip after his presidency. The former president and first lady drove 2,500 miles from their home in Missouri to the East Coast and back again.

‘The Beast’ Cadillac Limousine

We had to add in one of our personal favorites. With enough armor to stop an RPG and a  price tag of $300,000, the President’s vehicle is a very resilient ride. It’s so armored-up and filled with gear, agents call it The Beast. According to the manufacturer, General Motors, the 2009 presidential limousine, based on the Cadillac DTS, is the first not to carry a specific model name.


Wondering About Warranties? Episode 9: Extended GMC Warranty

Since the auto bailout, there has been a lot of talk and worry about purchasing a car made in Detroit. Should consumers be worried about buying an car from a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy? Would the quality of GM’s or Chrysler’s suffer due to their restructuring?

Most importantly, if you bought a car from GMC, would your warranty still be valid? If GM went under, would they be able to still honor their warranty commitments? Pat Goss reveals if these fears are valid, even after some time has passed and GM seems to be getting back on its feet.

So, GMC fans, you have nothing to worry about. Once that factory warranty expires, however, make sure you protect your investment with an extended GMC warranty from CARCHEX.

You have questions, Pat Goss has answers.

I really like GMC’s but given their reputation and the recent auto bailout I’m worried about buying one. Should I be?

Should you be worried about buying a GMC? No way! They have exceptionally good quality. They’re well built vehicles, they’re very purposeful vehicles, very practical vehicles, but then you come up with the question with the bail out and all that. Is there an issue with the warranty? No, actually, there is no issue at all, but to be absolutely protected you might want to consider an extended GMC warranty, preferably from CARCHEX.


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