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2023 ROSE PARADE PACE CAR
2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid
Pacing the 2023 Rose Parade presented by Honda is the all-new hybrid-electric 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid, the most powerful and fuel efficient CR-V ever. Perfect for daily life or weekend escapes, CR-V is America’s outright best-selling SUV of the past 25 years and the all-new 2023 CR-V hybrid backs up its rugged new looks with a more fun-to-drive personality, excellent fuel economy and increased capability. Honda has been producing automobiles in America for 40 years and currently operates 18 major manufacturing facilities in North America. This all-new hybrid-electric 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid represents the latest step in Honda’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and progress toward the ultimate goal of achieving a carbon-free society. The all-new CR-V hybrid is built at both Honda’s Indiana Auto Plant and East Liberty Auto Plant in Ohio, continuing the 40-year legacy of Honda's commitment to build products close to the customer. Honda is a proud partner of the Tournament of Roses® for over 60 years and presenting sponsor for over a decade, returning once again to lead the 2023 Rose Parade® with the “Forever Determined” float.
2023 ROSE PARADE SOUND CAR
The all-new 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport serves as the Sound Car for the 2023 Rose Parade presented by Honda. The most off-road capable SUV in Honda history, the all-new 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport is the ultimate rugged family SUV with tough new styling, more passenger and cargo space and a class-leading combination of off-road capability and sporty on-road dynamics. Special rugged features on this all-new Pilot TrailSport include a raised off-road tuned suspension, all-terrain tires, steel skid plates and expanded all-wheel drive system capabilities. Designed in California and developed in Ohio, the all-new Honda Pilot is built* exclusively at Honda's Alabama Auto Plant in Lincoln, Alabama. Since 2006, Honda has produced more than 2 million Pilots in the U.S.
2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport
MAYOR OF PASADENA – VICTOR GORDO
Mayor Victor Gordo and his family will ride down the parade route in a 1907 Autocar Bus. The bus was custom-built and used to haul passengers up to Pike's Peak Hotel in Colorado and required the special ability to drive up steep hills. Because of its unique needs, it has a top speed of only 18 MPH, a two-cylinder engine and a 600 cubic inch chain drive. The vehicle was found on the East Coast in 1980 and restored over six years by the owner's father. The Bus has been featured in many movies including "Titanic" and "Around the World in 80 Days".
FTD decorated the antique vehicle and is the official floral partner of the Tournament of Roses.
PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PRESIDENT - AMY WAINSCOTT
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses President Amy Wainscott is riding in a 1935 Packard Eight Phaeton. Detroit-based Packard achieved a worldwide reputation for style and quality, one of the few American automakers to offer traditional open models, without roll-up side windows. The new 1935 Packard Eight is described in the Gateway to Ownership Catalog as a new sculptured beauty, mechanical perfection in motor and chassis, and new luxury comfort in body and fittings. Designed by Dietrich Inc. of Detroit by Raymond Dietrich who founded the company in 1925.
FTD decorated the antique vehicle and is the official floral partner of the Tournament of Roses.
PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES - PRESIDENT'S FAMILY
The family of Pasadena Tournament of Roses President Amy Wainscott are riding with the Express Clydesdales, an eight-horse hitch of rare black and white colored Clydesdales, pulling a beautifully, handcrafted replica of an 1880 Abbott Downing Hotel Coach. The Express coach is capable of seating 24 people, weighs over 4,000 pounds and is 12 feet high. With their English leather show harnesses and silver and chrome trim, these horses weigh an average of 2000 lbs. each and stand over six feet tall. These exquisite teams have appeared in many notable North American events including the Calgary Stampede, where the Express Clydesdales were chosen to drive the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
ROSE BOWL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2022
This gorgeous 1956 Lincoln Premiere Convertible, presented in the original factory color of “Taos Turquoise,” is a rare, one year only design recognized by the New York Society of Industrial Designers for
“exceptional beauty in Automotive Design.” The overall length of the car is 18.5 feet and the curb weight is 4,350 lbs. The vehicle has a 368 cubic inch, 285 horsepower V8 engine, turbo-drive automatic transmission, power brakes, power windows, power steering and power seats. The price when new was close to $4,750 including a Town & Country AM radio with rear seat speaker. There were 2,447 Lincoln Premiere Convertibles made in 1956 and sources suggest that fewer than 100 remain today.
FTD decorated the antique vehicle and is the official floral partner of the Tournament of Roses.
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES GRAND MARSHAL - GABBY GIFFORDS
The 2023 Rose Parade Grand Marshal Gabby Giffords rides down the Parade route in a 1911 Rambler model 65 Seven Person Brass Era Touring car. A very rare vehicle, even in 1911, it is the only known surviving Rambler model 65, the largest rambler made. This gleaming touring car is truly a sight to behold, it is 100 percent original but restored, including the original license plate. This striking Rambler was originally equipped with massive tires necessary for traveling the heavily rutted rural Texas roads of its day. The vehicle sold for more than $3,000 in 1911 and became known as one of the most luxurious cars built in America. They were recognized by the slogan “The Comfort of the Parlor and the Speed of the Express Train.”
FTD decorated the antique vehicle and is the official floral partner of the Tournament of Roses.
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