The presidential car is the new vehicle which carries the head of state of Argentina, one of its supplements. This is Argentina's version of

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. Juan Perón bought several Cadillacs, and a 1972 Ford Fairlane armored model, which years later made headlines for being abandoned on the street. In 1952, during the visit of President Dwight Eisenhower, General Motors Peron gave him a Cadillac convertible that would be used in all ceremonies of inauguration, to

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. The vehicle is equipped with advanced equipment for its time, with up power windows, leather upholstery and telephone.

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, for his part, used a

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. The car was spacious in the back and had a computer that interacts with the driver in a Spanish accent (a kind of

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for the 1980s). It reported the amount of fuel in the tank and the opening of doors, among other data. Today, old cars gave way to a new breed of imported cars.

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used different models of the

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(

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(mostly), a

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, and a Volkswagen Vento ( Volkswagen Bora/Jetta IV)). All of them are armored and are matte black.

History

During the presidency of Perón it was used a Cabriolet. A Falcon Cabriolet for the presidency of

Arturo Illia Arturo Umberto Illia (; 4 August 1900 – 18 January 1983) was an Argentine politician and physician, who was President of Argentina from 12 October 1963, to 28 June 1966. He was a member of the centrist Radical Civic Union. Illia reached t ...

, and a

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to the chairs of

Juan Carlos Onganía Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo (; 17 March 1914 – 8 June 1995) was President of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as dictator after toppling the president Arturo Illia in a coup d'état self-named ''Revolución Argen ...

, Perón, and Isabel Perón. The vehicles had armor items were elongated 30 cm. Currently it is an Audi A8, this means of transport like the Tango 01 are a symbol of the presidency.

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Presidents of Argentina Vehicles of Argentina

History

See also

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