This storied limo is going to cause its own traffic jams. “You could park 12 Smart Fortwo cars in a single file line and [it] would still be longer than all of them,” notes Guinness World Records, which has just renewed the vehicle’s title for world’s longest car.
The American Dream, as the car is dubbed, has more legroom than some buses, being able to seat 75 people. It’s made up of six Cadillac Eldorados, as reported by , and rolls around on 26 wheels—if it can even find the space to do that. It can be driven both ways.
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During its infancy in 1986, the limousine measured a whopping 60 feet in length. But its builder, a car collector named Jay Ohrberg, still wasn’t content—so he added an extra 40 feet to it. The Guinness Book of World Records noticed the monstrosity and hailed it the longest car in the world.
The car later surfaced on eBay, and by then, its condition had been less than satisfactory. Michael Manning—the owner of a technical teaching museum in Nassau County, New York—quickly took interest in the limo. He purchased the car with the intention to restore it to its former glory.
Due to financial constraints, however, Manning’s personal project was short-lived. He re-listed the car on eBay, and Michael Dezer, a fellow museum owner, bought the car as well as recruited the seller to join his restoration team at Dezerland Park Car Museum in Orlando, Florida.
Transporting The American Dream to its new location alone was an unprecedented feat. The car had to be split into halves before being loaded onto trailers, presumably to prevent traffic congestion.
Video screenshot via Guinness World Records
More than US$250,000 later, The American Dream has been revived. It now carries a swimming pool with a diving board, a mini-golf course, a jacuzzi, a waterbed, and even a helipad.
“It’s not for everyday driving, obviously,” Manning proclaims, reserving the title for the wackiest car on the road for the Tesla Cybertruck. To observe road safety regulations, The American Dream is now parked on the grounds of the Dezerland Park Car Museum in Orlando.
And just like its namesake, this American Dream will keep growing. “Eventually we’re going to extend it,” says Manning.
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