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Interior Features for Security

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The FIRST Custom Built Secret Service Car: FDR’s 1938 Cadillac V16

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The interior of the car reveals further unique features. Behind the front seat, a compartment is shown, designed to hold weapons and guns for the Secret Service. A vintage telephone is also visible. The car includes grab handles positioned for Secret Service agents to stand on the running boards during parades, ensuring all-around surveillance. The running boards themselves are noted to be exceptionally wide, demonstrating a practical design for security personnel.

Goal: Examine the car's interior security features.

Tools and materials

  • iPhone Apple — Used as a reference for scale for the wide running boards

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front seat? Do you see that up there? That's to hold weapons and guns and everything for the Secret Service for protection of our president. See, this was mainly used for Secret Service but when the president was in it, the Secret Service would be in it. There's grab handlebars there where they would stand up here on the running boards. If you look and see how wide the running boards are. >> Yeah, here's iPhone for reference. It's very wide. >> Now another thing I'd like you to see, Mitch. Do you see these handle bar these grab handles? >> Uh-huh. >> May I step up on top? Show you? >> Yeah. >> They would stand here while it was in a parade and they would do this here and they'd keep their eyes out at all angles. There would be one here. There'd be one on the other side. And I want to show you the trunk because there's the Secret Service would all be be standing in the back. That's some of the reason and also why the car is so extended. They have room where they could have two, four, and six Secret Service just on the outside of the car at all times. >> How did you get this car? >> Well,

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