At a cost of over $300,000 and enough armor to stop an RPG, the President's ground vehicle is a very resilient ride.
It looks like a Caddy STS on the outside, but on the inside it has everything the Secret Service needs to protect their boss from threats he may face on the road.
It's so up-armored and filled with gear, agents call it The Beast.
On the road it's surrounded by a motorcade of up to 30 other vehicles, including local police, The Beast's decoy, a mobile communications center, press, and other armed vehicles.
In the Service's early days, the presidential vehicle wasn't exactly secure — the carriage was open, and horses can only gallop so fast.
The invention of the car was a huge step, but the desire to be close to their constituents kept presidents in danger
After President John F. Kennedy's death, the Secret Service gave itself a top-to-bottom policy overhaul, and open cars got the boot.
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