Presidential Car Museum
Museum in Quezon City, Philippines
14°39′0.7″N 121°03′3.8″E / 14.650194°N 121.051056°E / 14.650194; 121.051056
Building details
The Presidential Car Museum (Filipino: Museo ng Pampangulong Sasakyan) is a museum within the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The museum displays cars used by the former Philippine Presidents.
History
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines was planning to open a museum to house the presidential cars of former Philippine Presidents as early as 2013.[1]
The NHCP secured a location for the museum when it signed a memorandum of agreement with the local government of Quezon City. The city provided at least 3,000 square meters (32,000 sq ft) of space for the museum. The land within the Quezon Memorial Circle where the museum was built was formerly occupied by basketball and volleyball courts which was moved to another part of the park at the NHCP's expense.[2]
The museum was formally inaugurated on August 19, 2018.[3]
Collection
The museum displays the National Historical Commission of the Philippines collection of cars used by former Presidents of the Philippines during their term of office, restored to their original condition.[2] Prior to the opening of the museum, the vehicles were housed in a private warehouse in Pampanga.[4]
- 1924 Packard Single Six Touring Model 233 used by President Emilio Aguinaldo.
- In service: 1924–1964
- 1937 Chrysler Airflow Custom Imperial CW used by President Manuel L. Quezon.
- In service: 1937-1941
- 1941 Packard 180 used by President José P. Laurel and President Sergio Osmeña.
- In service: 1941–1946
- 1940 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 used by President Manuel Róxas.
- In service: 1946–1948
- 1953 Chrysler Crown Imperial used by President Elpidio Quirino.
- In service: 1948–1953
- 1955 Cadillac Series 75-23 Fleetwood used by President Ramón Magsaysay.
- In service: 1953–1957
- 1959 Cadillac de Ville similar to the one used by President Diosdado Macapagal.
- In service: 1961–1965
- 1980 Lincoln Continental Mark VI used by President Ferdinand Marcos.
- In service: 1980–1986
- Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL used by President Corazon Aquino.
- In service: 1986–1992
- Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL Guard used by President Fidel V. Ramos.
- In service: 1986–1992
- Mercedes-Benz S600 used by President Joseph Estrada.
- In service: 1993–2001
- Mercedes-Benz S600 (LWB) used by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- In service: 1993–2001
Other vehicles:
- 1935 Cadillac V-16 used by President Manuel Quezon as his presidential car and soon turned over to General Douglas MacArthur in 1937.
- In service: 1935–1936
- 1943 Willy's Jeep donated by General Douglas MacArthur and used by Ramón Magsaysay during his tenure as Secretary of National Defense.
- In service: 1950–1953
- 1960 Rolls-Royce Phantom V owned by Imelda Marcos.
- In service: 1965–1986
- a kalesa owned by the family of León Apacible, a member of the commission that drafted the Malolos Constitution.
Kalesa of Leon Apacible
References
- ^ Subido, Paulo Rafael (May 21, 2013). "This is how past Philippine presidents rolled". TopGear. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ a b "NHCP, QC Seal Agreement Establishing Presidential Car Museum". Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Montemayor, Ma. Teresa (August 19, 2018). "Presidential car museum opens in Quezon City". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "A look at presidential cars in Philippine history". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. ABS-CBN News. July 13, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
External links
Media related to Presidential Car Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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