The Favorite Cars of U.S. Presidents

The Favorite Cars of U.S. Presidents

Franklin D. Roosevelt
1932 Packard Twelve

Coming from an affluent background, Franklin D. Roosevelt knew the virtues of riding in style. The de rigueur luxury car of his era was a Packard Twelve, which was both graceful and powerful and packed a V12 engine. Coincidentally, this particular model debuted in 1932 at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City. FDR’s was fitted with bulletproof glass, making it the first presidential armored car.
while he may have been photographed many times in the blue '83 Scrambler that his wife Nancy purchased for him whhe was president, it's the CJ-6 that we really got excited abo

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