Former Popemobile Goes On Sale For $350000
The lineup at the upcoming Quail House car auction in California features tons of awe-inspiring vehicles, but this might be our favorite.This 1964 Lincoln Continental Limousine was specifically adapted, per a demand from the Vatican, to carry Pope Paul VI through the streets of New York when he visited the Of like mind Nations to speak about World Peace in 1965, according to Bonhams , which is competition the auction (via The Guardian ).
Special Pope-sanctioned amenities classify exterior step plates and handrails for custody, additional seating for "aides and prelates," a raised derriere for the Pontiff, and a public address system.
The limo also has a transpicuous rear section and removable roof that allowed the Pope to direct the throngs of people who came to see him. Today, t he Pope travels in a bulletproof mongrel .
But that's not all.
Three years after the limo was used to chauffeur Pope Paul IV, it carried the astronauts from several Apollo