Dilapidated rust bonk is back: the longest car in the world is now even longer | drive

The limousine was built in 1990 by famed car tuner Jay Ohrberg, according to the Motor1 website, and was based on a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. The car was dubbed “The American Dream” and was officially named the world’s longest car, according to the report. engine1.

The huge Cadillac limo has a movable center section, where a second driver had to sit, to be able to take corners. The front-wheel drive car was also equipped with two engines. Among the many unique features of Ohrberg’s original design were a golf course, hot tub, pool with diving board and helipad.

After the car was declared the longest car in the world, the model fell into disrepair. Autoseum, a technical leather museum in New York, was supposed to restore the car to its original glory, but it never happened. Last year the wreck came into the hands of Mike Dezer, owner of the Dezerland Park car museum in Florida, via an eBay advertisement. In August 2019 he started the restoration.

The car turned out to be badly neglected and extremely corroded, but now, three years and more than 250,000 dollars (almost 230,000 euros) later, the car has been completely restored. “We had to buy some parts because they were destroyed,” Manning said. Several Cadillac Eldorado’s have been used as donors.

During the restoration, the limousine was extended by four centimeters, bringing the total length to 30,538 meters. With this, the car has record for longest car in the world broken again. The limousine will not often be seen driving, but will mainly be part of the collection of unique and classic cars from Diterland Park Auto Museum.