The English -language magazine has asked itself what happened to the Papamobile, the car supplied to Pope Francis. The answer is very simple and to understand it, just look at the history of the Church. A clue: if you pass from the carriage pavilion of the Vatican Museums you will find several pensabili.
A white car, with the back open but protected by a glass. Usually its image is linked to the laps between the Pellegrini of Piazza S. Pietro. There Papmobile It has become one of the symbols of the Holy See. After the death of Pope Francis, the newspaper Metro, magazine in English, wondered what happened to the pensabile currently supplied to the Vatican. The answer is very simple, and just look at the History of the Pope’s vehicles.
The papamobile name of course It is not official. It is used to use the white vehicles with which the Pope greets the faithful but can also be used to refer to all Other cars used by the pontiffboth in pastoral journeys and in daily movements. The car fleet available to the pontiff is quite wide, between covered and uncovered vehicles. With a curiosity. For some years all the cars used by the Pope have the same plaque: Scv 1State of the city of Vatican 1.
The last papamobile donated to Pope Francis
The latest model of Papamobile was donated to Pope Francis in the December 2024. It was produced directly by Mercedes-Benz who has also dealt with a specialized team of arrange the whole setting. The basic model was one Mercedes G -Class electric motor, modified to allow the Pope to show himself to the faithful. Difficult to evaluate a price: the basic model of the Mercedes class G electric is on 142,000 euros.
The first photo of the body of Pope Francis is spread: Rosary in his hands, wears the machine gun
The Garage of the Vatican car
Each papamobile serves as long as it is abandoned. The new Mercedes Class G It will not be scrapped therefore But it will also be used by the next pontiff. We understand this by reading the data on the use of the means in the Vatican garage. There Fiat 1107 New Campagnola It was in service from 1980 to 2007, theAttack on Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981. The Mercedes-Benz G 500 Instead, it remained an insert from 2007 to 2024. Others had shorter lives, such as mEcedes-Benz ML 430 armored: It was used from 2002 to 2012.
Once their service is finished, the pensabili are kept in the Vatican, except for donations towards other foundations or museums. Specifically you can find them in Carriage pavilion of the Vatican Museums.
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