Came across this Washingtonian article today.

It includes a sneak peak at what’s rumored to be the next iteration of the Presidential limo. First impression? It’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen. Yes, worse than the Pontiac Aztec.

But there are some neat facts (well, likely facts: it’s apparently a, “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you” matter) to go with the photo of the monstrosity that will carry our Commander in Chief. Like the fact that the armor is possibly eight-inches thick, to stop not only bullets, but bombs. And a reference to Bush’s limo breaking down in Italy, revealing a second usage of the decoy limos: spares.

Most interesting of all, though? No one seems to have ever seen a decommissioned Presidential limo. That’s probably because they’re rumored to be resting on the ocean floor somewhere. Which raises a couple questions in my mind:
– They’ve apparently been successful in discreetly dropping cars to swim with the fishes, where they’re never seen again. And it makes since, since the oceans are incredibly vast. But what is so secretive about these cars that they can’t just be stripped of a few components and put in the Smithsonian or Cadillac’s headquarters?
– What else have we sent into (permanent) hiding on the ocean floor? Surely, more than a few old limos.

But, of course, if I knew these answers, I might be the next thing deposited on the ocean floor. So I’m content speculating.