Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Limousine History from France

Seattle:The word limousine is derived from the name of the French region Limousin which is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.

As per records the first automobile limousine was developed in 1902, was designed so the driver sat outside under a covered compartment.

An alternate etymology has the chauffeur wearing a Limousin-style cloak in the open driver's compartment, for protection from the weather.

The first “stretch limousine” was created in Fort Smith, Arkansas around 1928 by a coach company named Armbruster.

These cars were primarily used to transport famous “big band” leaders, such as Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, and their bands and equipment.

These early stretch limousines were often called “big band buses”.

Dinesh Singh Rawat Says,
Now we have started to tag limousine with royal status of person but in limousine in France it is still the geographical identity.

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