Obama’s Caddy driver performs impressive 3-pointer on Downing St

The $1M Cadillac 'Beast' is 18ft long and weighs eight tons

Obama’s Caddy driver performs impressive 3-pointer on Downing St
The Cadillac boasts its own oxygen supply in case of chemical attack and puncture resistant, run-flat tires reinforced with Kevlar. Image credit: Daily Mail.

President Obama’s driver executed a skilled three-point turn outside Prime Minister David Cameron’s official residence last week while the leaders were talking inside.

Known as the ‘Beast’ Obama’s Cadillac can be hard to manoeuvre but the driver made light work of the job in front of the cameras.

The bomb-proof General Motors limousine, with eight-inch thick steel on the door, ferries the President around while he’s abroad.

In 2009, during a visit to see former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the car almost got stuck across the street between the number ten door and the press.

Later in 2011, the Cadillac got stuck driving up a ramp to leave the US embassy in Dublin, leaving the rear wheels spinning and forcing the Secret Service to park a bus in front of the car while they retrieved it.

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