President Taft's 1909 White

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Also not painted white.


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Kinja'd!!! Jagvar > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/26/2013 at 10:00

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I didn't know he had a White. I do know that Taft was the first president to order motorcars for official White House use, and they were 1909 Pierce-Arrows. The man had style.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jagvar
11/26/2013 at 10:20

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I'm guessing the one in this pic was fairly custom. Very large back seat, you may have noticed.

Taft was quite stylish, it's true, and fit quite well into the "heavy-set man with expensive taste" stereotype of the early 20th century. IIRC, however, Arthur takes the "President Fancypants" title, with a collection of custom canes and the like.