Some Facts About Conversion of Cars To Limos

Limousines are very in demand nowadays, which led to the production of newer limos. These new limousines feature the Rolls Royce Phantom, Audi A8L, Maybach 62, Volkswagen Phaeton, Mercedes Benz S-Class, BMW 760 Li, Jaguar XJ, Rover 75, Cadillac DTS and the Lincoln Town Car Edition. This new line do not have the large capacity accommodation of stretch limousines, which can carry more than the usual three passengers including the driver.



American limos being produced contain jump seats that faced forward, like those made by Cadillac in 1987 with their Fleetwood Series 75 car. The forward facing seats were also seen in the very last Packard in 1954 as well as in the Lincoln in 1939. Lincoln has been known to make cars by special orders occasionally. As a matter of fact, the King of Rock himself, Elvis Presley, owned one of the many Lincoln Premier cars, which usually contain many gadgets like hi-tech audio players, TV, video players, and even with bars complete with a refrigerator.



According to many limo makers, it is a lot easier to know the effect of changing a separate chassis compared to changing the car body that bears the weight of the car as well as its passengers. This is why the Lincoln town car is the most popular choice when it comes converting a car to a limo. This particular Lincoln uses a Panther platforCm, which is considered as the last of its kind that employs a separate chassis for load-bearing. Many coach makers base their designs on SUVs with a similar chassis and produced the Hummer H2s and H3s.



The other kind of automobile converted to carrying several passengers is the motorized stage, which was also applied to the early stagecoach. However, it is not considered as a limousine but it is categorized as something in between a sedan and a bus. The latter usually has a middle aisle for passengers to get into their seats. A coach, on the other hand contains several doors for its riders to seat on the seats that are forward facing. These kinds were made from seto sedans like the Cadillac DeVille and the Chrysler New Yorker. The converted station wagons feature a large rod spanning the roof of the car to hold the luggage of the passengers. You will see this car, which were once the mode of transport in some localities in the U.S. During the first half of the 20th century, these were used to transport arriving passengers by railroad in Merced, California to the Yosemite National Park. In another site, the Glacier National Park, these vehicles were called “jammers” most likely because of the drivers have to jam the gear of the cars.



The more contemporary version of the stage can  be seen in some select stretch Hummer or Hummer H2 limos. In fact, many funeral parlors still use a six-door stages to transport the bereaved family from the church to the cemetery. These cars are rarely used in other purpose aside from a funeral.



It was only recently, that the ultimate stretch limousine featured many modern amenities, which may seem impractical. Its main purpose is to make a statement, making a limo ride an extraordinary occasion. One extraordinary feature us the double rear axles to be able to carry the extra load of a hot tub. 



The widespread limousine conversions have been done on many luxury and fast cars, such as, the Bentley, Cadillac, BMW, Chrysler, Holden, Ford, Infiniti, Hummer, Jaguar, Lincoln, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Rolls Royce. In the U.S., the vehicles that are often converted as stretch limousines are the Cadillac DTS, Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Town Car, Hummer H@, Ford Excursion, Chrysler 300C and the Lincoln Navigator. 



On a few occasions, small cars like the Corvettes, Mini Coopers, Ferraris, and VW Beetles that are being stretched to carry ten persons. For novelty reasons, even the most improper vehicle is even converted like the East German Trabant, originally designed to have a low production cost by using rag fibers and plastic resin for its body panels.