Mercedes-Benz Popemobile delivered to the Vatican [CNAU]

[Catholic_Press]

Dec 10, '12 6:00 am
Pope Benedict XVI has taken delivery of a brand new ‘Popemobile‘ based on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class luxury SUV, reports CarAdvice website. The new Popemobile features a more spacious dome with a new throne, along with larger bulletproof glass panels and illumination in the roof lining to improve onlookers’ view of the Pope.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/UQ4NlKsaQfM

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[Tingo]

The popemobile is now one of the world-recognised symbols of the Church. It is a pity that it is such an ugly vehicle. Surely Mercedes could have come up with something less utilitarian?

 

[DaveBj]

Pre-modification, the vehicle was built at the Mercedes plant here in Alabama

 

[Crescentinus]

Why not a Papal Gundam instead?

 

[Sirach2]

Mama always told me, “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”

Silence.

 

[Swiss_Guy]

Has to be a German car for the German Shepherd!

 

[maximus]

Why not a Papal Gundam instead?

Cool, lets see the sketches…

 

[Crescentinus]

Cool, lets see the sketches…

I need to learn sketching Gundams first.

 

[Moore11]

For years I have wanted a model pope mobile. I went to the Vatican last year and thought for sure I could find a little cheap toy of one. To this day I never have.

 

[DaveBj]

For years I have wanted a model pope mobile. I went to the Vatican last year and thought for sure I could find a little cheap toy of one. To this day I never have.

Here ya go!

amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=popemobile&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=6336584661&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=3540416151892980560&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_1n4ni2nmn7_b