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MineralMan

(146,325 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:48 AM Aug 2020

About The Goodyear Tires on "The Beast"

If you're thinking that Trump's Limo has off-the-rack tires, you're mistaken. You can't buy a set of those Goodyears for your Caddilac Escalade. Nope. No way. They're special tires. If Trump wants to replace them, there are no equivalent tires available from other manufacturers. They're custom tires, designed and made specifically for that application.

3. Calling it armored is an understatement. There is probably not a better-armored vehicle with windows on the planet than The Beast. Its armor plating is said to be 8 inches thick and its doors weigh as much as those on a Boeing 757 aircraft. Five-inch thick bulletproof windows contain at least five layers to put a damper on any effort by subversives. And those gigantic, nearly bus-size Goodyear tires are Kevlar-reinforced run-flats capable of keeping The Beast on the road for quite some distance if needed. The interior is sealed off from the outside world to reduce risks of a chemical attack, while a special foam surrounds the fuel tank to insulate it in the event of an impact.


You can find that quote and more info on "The Beast" at the link below:

https://leftlanenews.com/cadillac/ct6/the-beast-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-presidents-limo-80466/
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About The Goodyear Tires on "The Beast" (Original Post) MineralMan Aug 2020 OP
Forerunner of the Hummer and flatless tires I think underpants Aug 2020 #1
I'm guessing you could buy a brand new econobox car for the MineralMan Aug 2020 #2
Stormy did say that Trump knew nothing about rubber. dameatball Aug 2020 #3
True. MineralMan Aug 2020 #4

underpants

(182,870 posts)
1. Forerunner of the Hummer and flatless tires I think
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:52 AM
Aug 2020

I don’t know if flatless is right - the ones with an inner metal ring so you can keep driving if the tire blows. We had them on our HumVees back in the day. We also had a GPS in 1991 - handheld like one of those old electronic football games.

MineralMan

(146,325 posts)
2. I'm guessing you could buy a brand new econobox car for the
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:55 AM
Aug 2020

price of a set of "The Beast's" tires. Maybe even something a little better, even.

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