Have you ever wondered what the tallest limousine in the world is, or how tall it is? A lot of the hype and excitement in the limousine service industry surrounds the idea and practice of stretching it. Every year, it seems, some new breed of limousine is created by stretching cars to various lengths. A California limousine company, though, has done a fantastic, indeed a record-breaking job of thinking outside the box. This company has created the world's tallest limousine. Learn more about this fantastic vehicle and the creators. How on earth did they accomplish such a feat? You'll soon find out.
It was late autumn when California Limousine service artist Gary Duval of Colton, California and Shirley Duval of Australia released the highest limousine in the world. Other reports have both of the Duvals from Australia or both from California, USA and neither source is confirmed.
However, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Gary Duval is from California and Shirley Duval is from Australia. Since they're pretty strict about things, we can generally assume that they wouldn't lead us astray.
Just how high is this masterpiece? You might be wondering, in fact many people do. The fact is that this white vintage stretch sedan sits three and a third meter off of the ground.
In the United States, and other areas that aren't hip to the metric system, that's almost 11 feet tall. To be precise, it's 3.33m (short for meters) or 10feet and 11 inches.
One more inch and it would have been 11 feet tall. To get a good feeling for how tall this is, the average person is about half that size. So you (if you're of average height) could stand next to it and still only be half as tall as the world's tallest limousine. That's right, the highest limousine in the world is probably twice as tall as you are.
If you think that building such a vehicle would be an engineering masterpiece, then you are absolutely right. In fact, the creation this limousine service crew consisted of teams of people who put in over four thousand hours of work to complete the job. Rome wasn't built in a day and this vehicle took a very long time to build.
Coordinating the installation of two engines and eight monster truck tires was definitely a complicated activity. Imagine; one limousine that needs two engines. With four enormous matching tires on each side, this vehicle is sure to confuse everyone it drives past. The wheels are controlled by independent suspension systems so this thing rides smoothly, wherever it goes. It can probably go just about anywhere.
That's about it for the highest limousine in the world. Chances are, your local limousine service company won't be renting one of these, but it's a great conversation starter. Enjoy quoting these facts; Gary and Shirley Duval built the world's tallest limousine in Colton California, with eight monster truck tires and two engines. It's almost 11 feet tall.