tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89133617742807138912011-11-18T21:51:42.809+07:00A limousine (or limo) is a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeurRoedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975857679150274820noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913361774280713891.post-58215216372643747922009-01-24T18:49:00.000+07:002009-01-24T18:58:57.925+07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">The first automobile limousine, built in 1902, was designed so the driver sat outside under a covered compartment.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine#cite_note-0" title=""><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The word <i>limousine</i> is derived from the name of the French region <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousin_%28region%29" title="Limousin (region)">Limousin</a>, because this covered compartment physically resembled the cloak hood worn by the shepherds there. An alternate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology" title="Etymology">etymology</a> has the chauffeur wearing a Limousin-style cloak in the open driver's compartment, for protection from the weather.<sup id="cite_ref-RamHousDef_1-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine#cite_note-RamHousDef-1" title=""><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine#cite_note-2" title=""><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Limousine_History_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine#cite_note-Limousine_History-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The first “stretch limousine” was created in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas" title="Fort Smith, Arkansas">Fort Smith, Arkansas</a> around 1928 by a coach company named Armbruster. These cars were primarily used to transport famous “big band” leaders, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Miller" title="Glenn Miller">Glenn Miller</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a>, and their bands and equipment. These early stretch limousines were often called “big band buses”.<sup id="cite_ref-Limousine_History_3-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine#cite_note-Limousine_History-3" title=""><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a><span><br /></span></sup></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1908StudeLimo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KwPddOVnBpE/SXsBxYPP4bI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/qU6Dd3O0lIE/s320/Limousine_1908StudeLimo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294827734735774130" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><sup id="cite_ref-Limousine_History_3-1" class="reference"><span>1908 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker">Studebaker Brothers</a> limousine. This limousine had an open driver's compartment for the chauffeur and a closed cabin for the passengers, as typical in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian">Edwardian</a> limousines.</span></sup></p><p style="text-align: left;"><sup id="cite_ref-Limousine_History_3-1" class="reference"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine#cite_note-Limousine_History-3" title=""><span><br /></span></a></sup></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8913361774280713891-5821521637264374792?l=roedy-limousine-history.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00975857679150274820noreply@blogger.com0