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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Are you jealous Mr. Bond?


Article written by Jeannette Schilliger

Are you jealous Mr. Bond?
The legendary James Bond had so many different cars. He could do all kinds of fancy things with his cars, therefore almost everything was possible.
But now Mr. Bond, Mr. James Bond, somebody else has the most fascinating and most wanted car in the world, sorry. The new President of the United States proudly presented his presidential Cadillac with the unbelievable nickname ‘The Beast’ at the inauguration parade.
You’re wondering ‘Cadillac and Beast’- do these expressions really fit? Why is the world interested in a car that doesn’t belong to James Bond ? What is so special about a car, if there are some more important problems to solve in this world?
The car is a secret. Photographers were allowed to take shots only from the outside, which makes it even more interesting to have a look at the interior. The maker of the car doesn’t want to talk about the inside. It’s probably the most secure and the most heavily armoured car that was ever built.
Wouldn’t it be nice to glance at the inside of the car and to see how it looks? I wouldn’t concentrate on security details but all the other wonderful items.
We’re only allowed to guess about the conveniences in the new presidential car. Use your fantasy and imagine what you would want to have in a Cadillac like the President’s. I’m sure there are a lot of ideas out there!

2 comments:

Annelise said...

Hi Jeannnette
I am a bit jealous about that interesting article! I am still working on it! Annelise

s a n c h o said...

What could the interior of the world's best security car be like? are you asking. If it was later in the evening, I could make a call to Mike Shiva on his television show to ask him, he and his team know everything, I suppose, and getting the information won't cost more than the fortune of 4.50 Fr. per minute.
Well, It isn't later in the evening and so I've to go out of my way to figure out how the inside of the car could look like. In my mind's eye I see off-white leathern sofas, of course the big one's! A bar will not be missing. DVD and such technical equipments are standard in those car's and so a satellite navigation and communication system won't be surprising any more.
The back part of the huge car shows much more surprising. There's a whirlpool, a solarium and a slightly reduced golf course with only nine holes, for the staff, and eighteen for the presidents family members (each). Generously separated, only a few minutes footpath away, you'll find the playground for the rug rats (as the president certainly calls his pretty girls) surrounded by the forest, a ambitiously cultivated resort for threatened species from all over the world. Eye witness' speak even from saurians being seen there. But I actually can't imagine that this is true, because everybody knows they are extinct.
But all the other facility is mostly impressive, albeit just the minimum for the world's leading man, and so he certainly will be able to come to terms with all the challenges of the 21st century.
Now, it is a little bit later in the evening and I wonder if it wouldn't nevertheless be better to call Mike Shiva to ask him about the car's interior. Maybe his statements to the car will be a bit more accurate than mines are.