According to media outlets, at least three heavily armored Cadillac limousines are being built by General Motors under the supervision of the U.S. Secret Service for use by Barack Obama when he takes office as President in January 2008.1
The three cars are the latest in 100 years of special vehicles made for the U.S. President. The first fleet made in 1909 for William Howard Taft had cars that were only minimally different from the Pierce-Arrow or White steam-powered cars on which they were based