8256 x 5504 px | 69,9 x 46,6 cm | 27,5 x 18,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
23 janvier 2023
Lieu:
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Informations supplémentaires:
Every year, just before the Super Bowl, Barrett-Jackson puts on one of the biggest auto auctions in the country. It has been several years since I have attended, primarily due to the threat posed by the COVID pandemic. There were a dozen or more huge tents to protect the majority of the vehicles to be auctioned off. Unfortunately, it was cloudy which made photography a challenge (because of low light levels) and it was quite chilly which challenged me to be selective in the choice of cars to photograph. Here we see another land yacht — this one is a custom 2000 Cadillac De Ville which was professionally built and designed by the Coach Company. The seal of the President of the United States is displayed on doors on both sides. Barrett-Jackson did not provide any details of its actual use — leaving us only to speculate. I noticed that there were no footholds and handholds for Secret Service agents that would be standard in a presidential limousine. Also, the back seat typically provides two sofa-like seats that face each other — which this vehicle does not have. Thus the auction price of $27, 500 seems to support that it was not used to transport a President but perhaps lower-ranking officials, at best.
