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Stretching style to the very limit

Miles Skinner
12/ 9/2007

IF you go by Freudian principles then Dan Cawley should have something to worry about.

But the Cheadle owner of the fastest limo in the world is riding high.

His 20ft Ferrari does 0-60 in under six seconds and stops just shy of 170mph.

It is the first of its kind and is soon to be entered into the Guinness Book of Records.

The stretched Ferrari 360 was created by modifying a 400bhp 360 Modena, which cost £65,000 second-hand.

Around £50,000 material and untold labour turned it into the beast it is today.

It does 15 miles to the gallon and costs £5,000 to service.

But you can hire it for a trifling £700 per hour.

Dan, 37, is a former Manor student and has owned Heald Green’s Style Limousines for seven years.

"People think that Hollywood is the place for big limos, but they all come here first," he said.

"We were the first company to have a Hummer limo in the UK and still have the biggest and the best.

"The funny thing about the Ferrari is that it still feels like a Ferrari because the extension actually weighs about 175kg, which I think is less than me."

The rest of his 10-strong fleet includes stretch a Range Rover and Audi Q7 - but it’s the Ferrari that is attracting all the attention.

With a possible Ferrari World theme park in Dubai on the cards, he has been offered £200,000 for the car, and may sell, then build himself a new one.

For those who harbour dreams of actually driving the thing, they may have to wait. Dan added: "We have an advanced driver to give everyone the opportunity to take their friends out in a Ferrari."

For further information visit www.stylelimousines.co.uk.