This sports car has been owned by car enthusiast Joe Biden for 54 years

[Q]

Joe Biden may be happy to be the new president of the United States, but there is a downside to his victory. As president, he is no longer allowed to burn out in his beloved 1967 Chevrolet Corvette.

The video below shows footage from 2016, when Biden was still vice president under Barack Obama. You can see him taking Jay Leno for a ride in the Corvette. And he doesn't spare the car, as he immediately drives off with smoking tires, telling Leno that he once drove the sports car at 160 mph. That is converted 257 km / h.



According to Biden, during his time as vice president, he was not allowed to drive by the secret service, and now he is president. In fact, according to CNBC, a former president is never allowed to drive on public roads again. Undoubtedly a small setback for Biden, who sees himself as a car enthusiast and admits to love speed.

Biden got the Corvette Stingray 53 years ago when he got married. His father gave him the car as a wedding gift when he traded in Biden's then Chevrolet and his wife-to-be's Pontiac Tempest. The car is equipped with a 350 hp V8 and at the time cost $ 5600 new. The current value of such a car is about $ 88,000, but this particular one will pay off a little more.

 

[TheHaze]

That Vett will not do 160 MPH and more lie's from Sleepy Joe !

 

[Q]

That Vett will not do 160 MPH and more lie's from Sleepy Joe !

Please provide sources for this claim?

 

[LotusBud]

Wow. So Obama can't drive? I never knew that.

 

[Q]

Wow. So Obama can't drive? I never knew that.

He has enough money to pay for the taxi :LOL2:

"For security reasons, high profile government officials and former officials, like Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as both Bill and Hillary Clinton, have to rely on their appointed secret service teams, who are trained in “evasive and defensive driving maneuvers.”"

The above is from a different source. It does make sense, they probably will need protection the rest of their life.

 

[Jake]

That Vett will not do 160 MPH and more lie's from Sleepy Joe !

True. But everybody lies about how fast their car is. With the standard rear axle gearing he would run out of revs at 131, tops. And assuming he could still redline it with the optional higher geared rear axle (likely) he could maybe get to 140. The factory speedometer probably lies, too, but not THAT much.

 

[Bastard Factory]

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