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Hidden Stretched Wheelbase

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Inside Harry Truman’s Armored 1950 Presidential Lincoln!

What happens here

Beyond the increased roof height, the limousine features a stretched wheelbase. While a factory 1950 Lincoln Cosmopolitan would have a 125-inch wheelbase, Truman's limousine boasts a 145-inch wheelbase. This extension is cleverly hidden, primarily behind the rear door, integrating seamlessly with the car's original design and the bulged-out roof, making the stretch nearly undetectable at first glance.

Goal: Identify and explain the hidden stretched wheelbase of the limousine.

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145- inch wheelbase, while the factory model had a 125. It's just very well hidden. If you look at a photo of a regular 1950 Cosmopolitan , you can see that the rear door pillar is tilted, while in the Truman limousine it is straight, and the small side window is larger. So , they hid this extra distance behind the rear doors thanks to the convex roof. She really looks like she has n't been modified at all , and I think that's really, really cool. Let's take a look inside this thing. She looks quite, quite pretty. Well, there are a couple of things here that are interesting. When it was created, many parts of the car were covered with gold, they are all gilded. You will notice a glass partition between the front and rear seats. Oh, yes, now I understand. Of course. This was done so that the driver could not hear what was being said in the back seat. There

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