john paul II

FIAT CAMPAGNOLA

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fiat campagnola

Fiat Campagnola: The Italian Jeep That Beat Alfa Romeo and Carried a Pope Classic & Sports Car counts 359,489 Willys MBs built between 1941 and 1945. Fiat built roughly 40,000 Campagnolas between 1951 and 1973. Same job description, about a ninth of the volume, and it still beat a more advanced Alfa Romeo in a … Read more

POPEMOBILE

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Papamóvil blanco con cúpula de cristal blindado elevada sobre plataforma, rodeado de multitud, iluminación dramática ceremonial

The Popemobile: The Most Impossible Design Brief in Automotive History A car manufacturer gets a call. The client needs a vehicle that does all of this simultaneously: millions of people must see the occupant from every angle. It must withstand rifle fire at point-blank range. It must cruise at five kilometers per hour for hours … Read more