How Donald Trump Tricked Cadillac Into Building Him the Most Opulent Limo Ever
Trump says Cadillac approached him. No he offered to buy 50, was a pain in the ass and only bought one single car.
According to Grettenberger’s take, it seems like the order of the 50 cars was what made Cadillac open to the arrangement, along with Cadillac’s use of Trump’s name—which, to be fair, was a desirable commodity in 1987-1988, prior to Trump’s 1991 bankruptcy.
That’s why the way the Trump Car deal played out is so interesting. Also from Grettenberger’s book:
“The two prototypes were built but when it came down to approving the transaction and placing a purchase order for the fifty limos, nothing happened!
Donald gave all sorts of reasons for a delay, purchased one for “his father,’ but no order for the remaining forty-nine. I’m not even sure what happened to the second prototype.
So much for the Trump limousine!”
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