Page 146 - Experience Magazine Winter 2023

By definition, a limousine, or limo for short, is a
large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition
between the driver compartment and the passenger
compartment. Often images of stretched Hummers or
lengthy sedans will come to mind, but Barrett-Jackson
has something more unique to offer bidders this year
during the 2023 Scottsdale Auction.

Let us introduce you to “Midnight Rider”: a tractor-
trailer limousine inspired by the Pullman railroad car
used by President Ulysses S. Grant. The limo consists of
a 22-wheel rig attached to a matching 435 horsepower
Cummins-powered 1987 Peterbilt 379 semitruck. It was
officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World
Records in 2004 as the world's heaviest and largest
limousine – a record it still holds to this day.

“Midnight Rider” was created by Pamela and Michael
Machado of Midnight Rider Inc. from California, who
wanted to build a limousine unlike any other in the
world; one that would help guests relive the glory days
of luxury railroad transportation. They set out to build
a limousine that would embody the styling of that era,
which meant they did not use plastics, composites,
veneers, imitations, powder-coatings or staples on any
of the interior furnishes; only authentic fabrics, polished
brass railings and fixtures, and solid birch wood. The
result is a sharp contrast to the exterior and explains its
record-holding 50,560 pounds (just over 25 tons).

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