Stretch Limousine: Elongated Cadillacs and Lincolns
The extended limousine is longer than that required for personal use and is typically used for the transportation of partygoers to and from dances and weddings when it is necessary to convey more people than would fit in an automobile. The limousine is often based upon the automobile that has body on frame rather than unibody construction thereby making it easy to convert them into stretch limousines.
The stretch limousine and other limousines as well will have transverse seating along the length of the extension and this could be on one or both sides and allows the travelers to face one another. The seating arrangement in the stretch limousine is not like that of the 'stage' vehicle that consists of rows of forward facing seats. The stretch limousine has a host of amenities that include decanter with drinking glasses, mood lighting, privacy divider, TV and DVD, stereo sound system and soda. In addition, this kind of limo may be available in six, eight and ten passenger models and are ideally suited for weddings, and bachelor parties.
Adding the Stretch to a Cadillac, Lincoln or Mercedes Benz
It is not easy to build a stretch limousine and it requires taking a standard, mass-produced automobile like the Lincoln Towncar or a Cadillac Seville and making them into fully loaded stretch limousines, which is a quite complicated process that would involve taking the base vehicle and stripping, cutting as well as separating them into two separate parts. After splitting, the vehicle needs its framework extended with steel structures and this is how the 'stretch' is achieved. This added stretch module would typically require custom components which are produced by individual coachbuilders. After adding the stretch, the vehicle goes through body finishing and is finally painted over and this is followed by fitting it out with the necessary electrical fittings. This is how a stretch limousine is produced.
The most common stretch limousines are those black or white creations that seem to be everywhere and it is usually hard to distinguish one from the other as they all look pretty similar. In fact they would pass off for the normal luxury sedan if it wasn't for the stretched passenger compartment and most of these stretch limousines are actually based on Cadillacs, Lincolns and Mercedes Benzes. However, there is an emerging trend in which the stretch limousine is being based on exotic sports cars such as the Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. There is also an exceptional stretch limousine that is rocket driven.
