100-Foot Long Car Becomes Guinness World Record Holder for Longest Car — What Kind of Car is It?

The longest car in the world is back on the streets.

A recent report from the Guiness Book of World Records announced that the super limo has been restored and is ready to cruise the streets again... sort of.

The super limo, which broke the previous title holder's record by a small fraction, is a limousine 100 feet and 1.5 inches long.

History of the Super Limo

The car was first built in Burbank, California in 1986 by Jay Ohrberg. The car, which was named "The American Dream," was based from a Cadillac Eldorado and originally measured 60 feet and had 26 wheels. It also had two V8 engines at the front and rear.

Ohrberg would later extend the car to 100 feet long - a length that necessitated installing a hinge at the middle of the car for it turn in tight corners.

In its heyday, The American Dream featured a large waterbed, bathtub, and a mini-golf course. It even had its own swimming pool (complete with diving board) and a helipad. The car can fit more than 70 people, per Luxury Launches, and can hold up to five thousand pounds to support the car's helipad.

The car is one of the most unique cars to date. As such, it was often rented out for cinematic appearances or for use in various movies.

However, it soon faded from the limelight due to the challenges brought on by the car's length - its claim to fame. It was hard to find a parking spot for the car due to its length. Its loss of popularity also led to the car being used fewer times than it once did.

The American Dream was soon dumped in a parking lot and was slowly stripped of its parts, per Motor Trend. Although the car was relocated to the Autoseum in Mineola, New York as a restoration project for students, the effort didn't go exactly as planned due to a lack of funding.

The car was then split into two and was relocated to Orlando, Florida to be restored to its former glory. Mike Dezer, owner of the Dezerland Park Car Museum and Tourist Attraction, purchased the car from the Autoseum, per Motor1.com.

Dezer agreed to collaborate with the Autoseum to restore the car using the latter's students and hired help. The car started undergoing restoraton in 2019.

'The American Dream' Now

The car was finally fully restored to its former glory on March 1, 2022, with the whole restoration project taking three years and 250 thousand dollars in shipping, materials, and labor to complete.

The car became drivable again thanks to parts from donor Eldorado owners and a significant amount of effort to take the car's entire cab out, according to Michael Manning, the director and president of the Autoseum.

However, The American Dream will probably stay in the Dezerland Park Car Museum alongside other impressive and unique cars due to its length being too unruly to get the car back in the streets.

"You really couldn't put it on the road because it's too long," Manning said. "It was built to be put on display."