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Over-the-top, lavish limousines aren’t new to Dubai roads. However, if you want to stand apart from the usual stock extended Hummers and Cadillacs, here’s a rare chance.
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Mecum Auction’s Indy 2020 event, which is scheduled to take place May 12-17 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in the US, will see the Learmousine, a street legal Learjet with wheels go under the hammer.
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The 42 feet long and 8 feet wide, the street-legal Learmousine started life as a regional aircraft manufactured by Learjet, before Dan Harris of Bend, Oregon, redesigned it into a limo spending more than 40,000 man-hours to complete it.
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A Learjet fuselage was mated to a custom steel skeletal frame that took two years of research, design and development to construct, including its patent-pending rear engine bay, drivetrain, suspension and computer systems.
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With the jet engine nacelles holding mammoth speakers (which can play jet engine sound effects), an 8.1-litre Chevrolet Vortec V-8, 400 HP truck engine sits deep in the chassis to power the Limo-Jet down the road, riding on custom 28-inch red and black Diablo wheels with Kumho 325/25R28 tyres.
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Inside, the driver’s cockpit includes a deep bucket seat with harness, red carbon-fibre-look trim and four screens for the outboard cameras.
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Overhead toggles power numerous internal and external effects and controls, including the Showtime Audio 17,000-watt audio-visual system that features a 42-inch plasma TV, multiple light panels and several inside and out.
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There’s seating for up to 18 jetsetters in the diamond-stitched leather seats, with the interior further featuring an infinity floor, a refreshment centre and plenty of cup holders.
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The Limo-Jet also comes with a custom 2017 Iron Bull 44-foot trailer and a 2015 Chevrolet 2500 HD pickup to haul your Lear limo to the next car show.
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