The Journal
Where limousines, chauffeurs, livery and New York's black car industry came from — and how they became what they are today.
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Chauffeur & Limousine History
From 1921 to 1931, Rolls-Royce built Silver Ghosts and Phantoms in Springfield, Massachusetts. Why it opened an American factory and why it closed.
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SS-100-X was the modified 1961 Lincoln Continental used by President Kennedy. How it was built, what happened after Dallas and where it is today.
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Stretch limos defined glamour from the 1980s to the 2000s. Why they became icons, why safety concerns and new tastes ended the era, and what replaced them.
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The 1939 Lincoln 'Sunshine Special' was the first car built specifically for a U.S. president. Its open design, wartime armor and where it is today.
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In the 2000s, stretched Hummer H2s, Excursions and Escalades carried up to 20 partygoers. Why SUV limos boomed and why the trend faded.
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The Beast is the armored Cadillac that carries the U.S. president. What is publicly known about its armor, truck chassis, features and how it travels.
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Chauffeur & Limousine History
Uber launched in 2010 as UberCab, an app to book black town cars in San Francisco. How it entered New York as a black car base and what it changed.
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Chauffeur & Limousine History
Livery once meant servants' uniforms and rented horses. How the word came to mean for-hire vehicles, and how livery, black car and limousine differ in NYC.
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