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This truck and trailer are in the Guinness Book of World Records. As the heaviest limousine. Is it really a limousine though? and should it take away the title from those cars that want to compete. Not sure.
The weight of the custom truck and luxury trailer unit is over 50,000 pounds (25 tons). 50,560 pounds is the number on the books (22,933 kilograms). The weight comes from, besides the fact that it’s a Peterbilt 379 tractor and a trailer, is that it’s outfitted to be comfortable for 40 people. There are 40 seats spread over the unit. Can you imagine driving through the mountains, the desert, or along the coast with 40 family and friends in a giant limo?
It’s called the “Midnight Rider” and it’s painted along those lines (as you can see in the photo above). Some interesting things about it: Over 90 percent of the custom big rig’s 4,200 parts are fabricated in-house.
Luxury motorhome specifications:
Total length: 70 feet
Width: 8 1/2 feet
Height: 14 feet
Total weight: 25 tons
25 tons is the same as (in limo measurements): 10-12 limos
Luxury trailer: H-frame stainless steel with 1,400 aircraft quality welds, also has an aluminum belt 16X the thickness of those on conventional big rigs.
Wheels: 22
Motorhome Interior space: 416 square feet
Motorhome motor: 435 horsepower
Cost $1,000 per hour (includes 2 drivers, 1 hostess, 1 operations specialist, and 1 bartender)
Some photos of the interior of this custom motor home (collage of 3, best viewed on a large screen):
