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Revving Up History: Exploring the Philippines' Presidential Car Collection!

The Presidential Car Museum, the 24th history museum managed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), is found at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City and inaugurated on August 19 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of President Manuel L. Quezon’s, considered the father of Philippine national language. The Presidential Car Museum houses 12 cars used by 13 Philippine presidents (Sergio Osmeña also used the car of his predecessor, Jose P. Laurel), marking an invaluable historic collection. Ten of these classic and modern Presidential Cars of Philippine Presidents were earlier honored with new commemorative stamps released by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) at the History Con 2018. The NHCP project which reportedly started in 2008 has worked on bringing to life the cars which proudly and safely carried the nation’s presidents. “The cars are testament to the dignity of the office of the highest elected official of the land, and are reflections of the personalities and preferences of the presidents who used them,” according to the NHCP report. The presidential cars were restored to their original physical appearance, with the exception of the cars of President Sergio Osmeña’s, which is in Cebu and Carlos P. Garcia, which can no longer be recovered, according to Ryan Tan, Presidential Car Museum curator. The new museum showcases the cars of the past presidents of the Philippines, showing not only the cars’ state-of-the-art features but also the history behind each car. Popular UK television series Top Gear’s Philippine site featured the Presidential Car Museum in an article noting how the cars reflected not just the president’s personalities and preferences, but also the country’s state during under their leadership. TG writer Sharleen Banzon comments: “Each state car thus also represents the political, economic, and social climate during a president’s term, the global trends and the key developments in the automotive industry at the time, and even the threats to the president’s security.” https://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/12-presidential-cars-restored-on-showcase-in-new-philippine-museum/ #Philippine #Presidential #Cars 00:00 Intro 00:18 (1st) Emilio Famy Aguinaldo 01:28 (2nd) Manuel Luis Molina Quezon 02:11 (3rd) Jose Paciano Garcia Laurel 02:50 (4th) Sergio Serencio Osmeña 03:48 (5th) Manuel Acuña Roxas 04:41 (6th) Elpidio Rivera Quirino 05:35 (7th) Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay 06:42 (9th) Diosdado Pangan Macapagal 07:39 (10th) Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos 09:05 (11th) Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino 09:46 (12th) Fidel Valdez Ramos 10:36 (13th) Joseph Ejercito Estrada 11:27 (14th) Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo 13:59 Imelda Romualdez Marcos 15:37 1943 Willys Jeep 15:53 Kalesa 16:54 General Douglas MacArthur

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[Applause] [Music] Packard 6 was among the top luxury car brands of the 1920s with wood and vinyl Interiors it was one of the earliest American vehicles to be exported in the popular choice for State Vehicles the Russian imperial Family Once owned a similar model this car was not used by aginaldo during his presidency but he obtained it in 1924 before his death in 1964 aginaldo donated his Packard along with his house and CIT to the national government [Music] [Music] president m l l kon's car t
he 1937 Chrysler airflow custom Imperial CW is said to be the most aerodynamic car of its era the airflow was a rare site on the road during its time because only 30,000 units were sold throughout the four years that it was in production no other Chrysler airfow model of any grade was said to have been imported into the country president Jose P Lael was accorded the 1942 parcker custom 8 180 Limousine by the Japanese Administration the vehicle was first introduced to the public in 1940 and was d
esigned for society's upper class and heads of state the interior is decorated with the best Fabrics leather and carpeting of the time including a wool ceiling a glass partition is also featured which could be lowered if the president liked to drive the car himself after Low's term the vehicle continued to be used by President Serio osmania the Second World War in the Pacific brought great destruction upon the country's infrastructure Manila was touted as a second most damaged Allied capital in
the war as the Philippines struggled to recover from the ravages of War a new presidential car was the least of the administration's priorities thus president osun opted to use the official state vehicle used by Lael which was found safely hidden in the Mala Conan Palace the palace was just one of the few surviving buildings that escaped damage in the battle for the liberation of Manila in February 1945 president Melo has used the 1947 Cadillac series 75 this model could be acquired with body ma
de by either Fisher or Fleet wood the government chose a Fleetwood body which could be customized according to the buyer's specifications it would be sent to the Cadillac factories where its assembly was completed the fleetw series 75 was distinguished by a massive vertical grill that stretched out to the fenders and a large HUD this was the final year that spare tires were mounted on the side fenders for decorative purposes the Cadillac was labeled as one of the more powerful cars of its era be
cause of its engine the model 1953 Chrysler Crown Imperial limousine is a luxury brand of Chrysler used by President eledia Kino the brand Crown is a version of Chrysler Imperial which had the highest quality in the line of car models the Chrysler Imperial has a long wheel base and has a partition window inside the engine has power to propel the car which weighs to tons it was one of the first vehicles to offer power assisted disc brakes and a 12vt electrical system [Music] president Raman Max s
aai still used Kino's Crown Imperial however the government purchased a Cadillac series 75- 23 car it was a supplementary or reserved vehicle until the first term of President Ferdinand Marcos this car belong on to the luxurious Fleetwood models president Chang Kai Sheek of the Republic of China also had won which was given to him by Chinese businessmen in the Philippines Maxi siiz car continues to impress people as one of the best models of the series 75- 23 in the [Music] world [Music] for our
official car we used a Ford then a Chevrolet the presidential Cadillac was reserved for State guests and occasions dest AO makao and his autobiography from Hut to presidential Palace 2002 the one displayed here is a model similar to the 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille chosen by President D estado Maka Pugo the first generation of dille was made from 1959 to 1960 there are just around 20,000 of these cars worldwide and less than 100 units were officially in marked for [Music] export the elegant look
of the lincol Town Car Signature Series limousine was favored by President Ferdinand e Marcos because it can be expanded to accommodate a spacious interior blue and graay Velour complemented by wood and chrome Tre decorates the interior while its embossed seats made it luxurious even in the 1980s this vehicle had high-tech features such as keyless entry and a digital gauge cluster was a trip computer that indicated miles to empty and estimated time of [Music] arrival [Music] [Music] [Music] pre
sident corazone aino Administration chose a mercedesbenz w126 is class donated by the German government aino opted for a 500 seal instead of the top of the line 560 SE wiy is referring to sa class or special class and L is indicating the long wheel base even though the car has a simple design it did not spare on security features it is the first state car to feature bulletproof panels and glass windows measuring to inches in sickness like his predecessor president Fidel Ramos chose a mercedesben
z 500 secl initially assigned to corazone aino Vice president Salvador Lael this particular car the 500 SEO guard was not as heavily armored as the Kino's S Class Car however it has exclusive features like a special switchboard that houses controls for lights and Sirens as well as a button for control modules and fuses and thinner bulletproof panels the 500 as C guard was used by the gsg9 Germany's counterterrorism unit President Joseph ERAU Estrada used the mercedesbenz is 600 w140 as his presi
dential car it has doors that have six steel plates and Kevlar used in bulletproof vests it also has two batteries and a powerful alternator it features protect ction from explosives a self-sealing fuel tank and an alarm system at the back a television and telephone installed this vehicle was made by the well-known armor firm ogara and hes the dou1 140 introduced power assisted closing for doors and trunk liet anti-pinch electric windows and a climate system that could run with the engine off pr
esident St Gloria makao Royal chose one of the largest car models a stretched 1993 S600 made by ogara and hes the limousine is heavily armored it also has run flat tires and engine block protection against sniper fire the S-Class was not the only Royal state car during the course of her term she was seen using various vehicles vehic such as the 2001 BMW 750 i e 38 high security and a mercedesbenz s class w220 [Music] [Music] guard [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the car o
f Emil De Marcos as first lady competed with the presidential cars in terms of stature and opulence during this era rollsroyce bodies were made by famous coach Builders H mulliner Park Lord and James Young the interior features W leather steel and wool and a touch of plastic it has a storage for wine and champagne bottles at the back a set of four Crystal champagne flutes and a build in humidor for Cuban cigars famous heads of state and personalities own Phantom v such as Queen Elizabeth II Yugo
slav President Joseph bro Mohamed resap palavi the last shot of Iran King Olaf the fth of Norway and musician John lennen there is only a total of 516 Phantom V's made in car history the 1943 Wily's jeep was a standard issue military jeep that served as vehicle of then Secretary of National Defense raan mug saai Under The Kino Administration it was given as a gift to msai by General Douglas MacArthur after the second world war it's still still Bears many military accents like the gas can shovel
and a collapsable radio antenna the Willies Jeep is one of the earliest 4x4 vehicles and is a precursor to the modern Jeep Wrangler Rubicon the famous Land Rover Defender was based on a willly Jeep before cars became popular in the Philippines the common mode of transportation was a kalis saw this particular K saw was used by Leon a possi in the early part of the 20th century he was one of the authors and signers of the 1899 constitution in malal laws this Carriage was used by his family up unti
l the 1940s this is evidenced by the plate was the year 1944 together with the apos house the carriage was donated by his granddaughter Corazon AOS blacka in 1977 to the [Music] government this Cadillac V6 was used by both president Manuel kazon and general Douglas MacArthur it was kon's first presidential car in 1935 until it was turned over to MacArthur in 1937 to honor him with his new title as field Marshall of the Philippine Army this V16 has a body style of the transformable town cabol a v
ariant of the steel roof lmit the grill mounted Philippine flag at the front is the first of the fender mounted Flags in Philippine presidental cars the car was briefly used as a state car and was subsequently replaced with a newer yet equally rare Chrysler [Music] airflow [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]

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