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Novelty limousines

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	===Novelty limousines===		===Novelty limousines===

	Sometimes an "inappropriate" vehicle is converted, simply for the novelty. [[Hummer]] vehicles have been converted. Another novelty conversion is the East German [[Trabant]] which was designed for a low manufacturing cost and incorporated body panels made from a rag fiber and plastic resin material. [[Volkswagen Beetle]]s, [[Fiat Panda]]s and [[Citroën]] [[2CV]] vehicles are occasionally stretched into limousines.		Sometimes an "inappropriate" vehicle is converted, simply for the novelty. [[Hummer]] vehicles have been converted. Another novelty conversion is the East German [[Trabant]] which was designed for a low manufacturing cost and incorporated body panels made from a rag fiber and plastic resin material. [[Volkswagen Beetle]]s, [[Fiat Panda]]s and [[Citroën]] [[Citroën 2CV\|2CV]] vehicles are occasionally stretched into limousines.

	===Limousine Industry effect of Economic Downturn 2008-Present===		===Limousine Industry effect of Economic Downturn 2008-Present===

Red marquis at 11:14, 20 May 2010

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-Limousine is a type of vehicle with a stretched legrooms at the back.Usually Limousines are more comfortable than normal cars due to its spacious legroom.
+A '''limousine''' (or '''limo''') is a [[luxury vehicle]] [[Sedan|sedan]] or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.   The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent [[coachbuilder]]. These are referred to as "stretch" limousines and are traditionally black or white in color. Limousines are often [[driving|driven]] by [[chauffeur]]s and until the mid-1990s were and still are most often associated with the very rich. They are also used for special occasions such as weddings, parties and sight-seeing tours.
-===Other definition of Limousine===
+The first automobile limousine, built in 1902, was designed so the driver sat outside under a covered compartment.<ref>[http://www.stretching-it.com/LimoPages/origins.htm The Origins of the Limousine]</ref> The word ''limousine'' is derived from the name of the French region Limousin, because this covered compartment physically resembled the cloak hood worn by the shepherds there. An alternate etymology has the chauffeur wearing a Limousin-style cloak in the open driver's compartment, for protection from the weather.<ref name="RamHousDef">"The Random House College Dictionary" p. 777 Random House, Inc., 1975 ISBN 0-394-43600-8</ref><ref>[http://www.big-limos.com/a-history-of-limousines A history of limousines]/</ref><ref name="Limousine History">[http://www.lancashirelimos.co.uk/limo_history.htm Limousine History]</ref>
-In some parts of the world, limousines are often described as higher class taxi.In countries like Malaysia , limousines can also be a form of small cars.
+The first “stretch limousine” was created in Fort Smith, Arkansas around 1928 by a coach company named [[Armbruster]]. These cars were primarily used to transport famous “big band” leaders, such as Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, and their bands and equipment. These early stretch limousines were often called “big band buses”.<ref name="Limousine History"/>
-===List of limousines===
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-*[[Lincoln Towncar]] Limousine
+==Limousine types==
-*[[Hummer H2]] Limousine
+The limousine body style has a divider separating the driver from the rear passenger compartment.<ref name="RamHousDef"/> This partition usually contains a sliding (often soundproof) glass window so that conversations between passengers in the rear compartment may be kept private from the chauffeur. Communication with the driver is possible either by opening the window in the partition or by using an intercom system.
-*[[Cadillac Escalade]] Limousine
-*[[Lexus LX 470]] Limousine
+===Traditional===
-*[[Bugatti type 41]] Limousine Parkward

KPKonliner at 08:28, 20 May 2010

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	IN some parts of the world, limousines are often described as higher class taxi.In countries like Malaysia , limousines can also be a form of small cars.		In some parts of the world, limousines are often described as higher class taxi.In countries like Malaysia , limousines can also be a form of small cars.

	===List of limousines===		===List of limousines===

KPKonliner at 08:21, 20 May 2010

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	*[[Lincoln Towncar]] Limousine		*[[Lincoln Towncar]] Limousine
	*[[Hummer H2]] Limousine		*[[Hummer H2]] Limousine
	*[[~~Cadilalc~~ Escalade]] Limousine		*[[Cadillac Escalade]] Limousine
	*[[Lexus LX 470]] Limousine		*[[Lexus LX 470]] Limousine
	*[[Bugatti type 41]] Limousine Parkward		*[[Bugatti type 41]] Limousine Parkward

KPKonliner at 08:20, 20 May 2010

2010-05-20T08:20:19Z

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Limousine is a type of vehicle with a stretched legrooms at the back.Usually Limousines are more comfortable than normal cars due to its spacious legroom.

===Other definition of Limousine===

IN some parts of the world, limousines are often described as higher class taxi.In countries like Malaysia , limousines can also be a form of small cars.

===List of limousines===

*[[Lincoln Towncar]] Limousine
*[[Hummer H2]] Limousine
*[[Cadilalc Escalade]] Limousine
*[[Lexus LX 470]] Limousine
*[[Bugatti type 41]] Limousine Parkward

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Red marquis: /* Novelty limousines */

Red marquis at 11:14, 20 May 2010

KPKonliner at 08:28, 20 May 2010

KPKonliner at 08:21, 20 May 2010

KPKonliner at 08:20, 20 May 2010