Restoration ‘longest car in the world’ complete

The longest car in the world is appropriately nicknamed ‘The American Dream’ and was built in 1986 on the basis of a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. That is the first remarkable fact, because such an Eldorado is a (front-wheel drive!) coupe. At 5.69 meters it is certainly not a small coupé, but builder Jay Ohrberg thought that was not nearly enough. He initially stretched the Cadillac carriage to 18.28 meters. Later the car was extended again, this time to 30.5 meters. Nothing was added during the restoration, bringing the total to an unbelievable 30.54 meters. By way of comparison: the super-long trucks that you now sometimes see driving on the highway, so-called LHVs or Ecocombis, are a maximum of 25.25 meters long.

In the early years, the super-Cadillac was mainly used for films and video clips, but was left outside for years after that career. During that time, it fell into serious disrepair. There seems to be no practical purpose or market outside the film industry for this monstrous device. Nevertheless, a buyer was found in 2019. Michael Dezer owns the Dezerland Park Car Museum in Orlando, Florida. and thus presumably the only person on earth who can use the car. Even in the US, this ‘car’ is too big to be used on public roads. The restoration was taken care of by one Michael Manning, who sold the thing to Dezer. The project took about three years and cost more than $250,000.

The immense length is not the only remarkable thing about this super limo. The car has no fewer than twelve axles, four of which are mounted halfway up to support the undoubtedly immense weight. The windscreen only starts after three axes, while the immense nose houses one of the two V8 engines present. The second is right at the back.

The centerpiece of this ultimate limousine can be found at the rear. After an apparently endless ‘passenger cabin’, we successively find a swimming pool and a real helipad. And yes, a helicopter can really land on it, as the video below proves.