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2009 Cadillac Presidential State Car Replica Chevrolet Suburban chassis Ghostlight Los Angeles

2009 Cadillac Presidential State Car Replica in White House Down, Movie, 2013

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2009 Cadillac Presidential State Car Replica Chevrolet Suburban chassis Ghostlight Los Angeles

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
jeepwj2002 ◊ 2013-06-28 22:25	Ghostlight Industries made it based on a Chevy Suburban chassis.
rjluna2 ◊ 2013-06-28 22:34	It certainly doesn't look like the real thing. Link to "en.wikipedia.org"
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2013-06-28 22:43	Video explaining how they built it at http://www.ghostlightla.com/
Ford_Guy ◊ 2013-06-28 23:17	It looks close enough. Here is an article about the "Beasts" built for the film: Link to "www.latimes.com" Quote So without any data with which to build their film car, O’Neil and Kelly got creative. They pulled photos of the real Beast from the Internet and determined that the vehicle used headlights from a 2007 Cadillac Escalade SUV. Using that piece as a starting point, the pair were able to extrapolate the dimensions of the entire vehicle. Other photos helped provide perspective, including several showing the actual car sitting higher than Obama, who is 6 feet 1. Another showed an agent standing next to a Beast with the door open, allowing a glimpse at just how thick the vehicle’s shell is. Twelve weeks later, and at a cost of $200,000 each, Ghostlight had three replicas built. To build each, a team of 10 people first stripped a full-size Chevrolet Suburban down to the chassis. The team then shaped by hand foam body panels, which served as the molds for the fiberglass pieces that were fitted to the car. The engine is a V-8 crate motor from Chevy, which O’Neil and Kelly estimated was putting out about 400 horsepower. Photo album: Link to "www.latimes.com"
Ford_Guy ◊ 2013-06-28 23:24	I've accordingly changed the make and model to Chevrolet Suburban, Type: SUV. Judging by the interior pictures, specifically of the seats, on the LA Times article, the Suburbans were 2000-2006 models.
CRAFT372 ◊ 2013-09-25 00:00	I just saw the movie and it should get 3 stars and the two Chevrolet Suburban suv\s that wee used during the car chase should also get 3 stars each -- Last edit: 2013-09-25 01:32:50
badlymad ◊ 2013-11-04 06:24	The shot of it crashing into the White House pool is completely CGI: -- Last edit: 2013-11-04 06:55:13
Ford_Guy ◊ 2013-11-04 06:41	I kind of like your first thumbnail more as a main image.
badlymad ◊ 2013-11-04 07:06	I've switched the main picture and the thumbnail.
G-MANN ◊ 2013-11-04 10:35	I think this should be "Made for Movie".
antp ◊ 2013-11-04 17:01	Indeed
G-MANN ◊ 2013-11-04 20:00	rjluna2 wrote It certainly doesn't look like the real thing. No pleasing some people I think it resembles it quite well even if some little details aren't quite correct.
antp ◊ 2013-11-05 17:28	Can we list it as Cadillac Presidential State Replica, then? Or is it too different for that?
Laqueesha ◊ 2014-02-27 02:39	Decent replica. Most movies just take a standard DTS limo, but they actually at least tried to make it look like the real thing here.
ayba ◊ 2022-11-11 05:12	Bad CGI
Animatronixx ◊ 2022-12-29 16:55	Professional replica on Chevrolet Suburban chassis by Ghostlight Los Angeles, Sylmar, California, as made for resp. used in various movies. Manufacturer's picture: Following the webmaster's suggestion from 2013, "2009 Cadillac Presidential State Car Replica Chevrolet Suburban chassis Ghostlight Los Angeles" is a lot more precise than "Made for Movie Cadillac Presidential Limousine".

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