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Pope Francis in a Jeep JK-8 popemobile in Washington, D.C., in September 2015. The popemobile is a specially designed motor vehicle used by the Pope during public appearances. [1] It is considered a successor to the sedia gestatoria and was designed to allow the Pope to be more visible when greeting large crowds.
Pope Francis has received the first-ever all-electric popemobile from automaker Mercedes-Benz.. The open-top vehicle, which for the last 45 years has been manufactured by the German luxury ...
Mercedes-Benz just announced a new ride for Pope Francis, and it marks the first time the special vehicle has been powered by batteries alone. The Pope's Newest Ride Is an Electric G-Wagen Skip to ...
Pope Francis received the first all-electric popemobile from Mercedes-Benz. The G 580 model has a classic white exterior and a swiveling adjustable seat in the rear center.
A VIP armored car is a civilian vehicle with a reinforced structure that is designed to protect its occupants from assaults, bullets and blasts. Armored cars are typically manufactured with bulletproof glass and layers of armor plating , often with a variety of other defensive mechanisms and features to aid the individuals inside.
With an initial price of $650 (equivalent to $22,042 in 2023), the Pope-Tribune was the cheapest and smallest model of the Pope automobiles. The factory was set up in the old Crawford bicycle factory and run by Harold E. Pope, [2] the colonel's son. [1] A 1904 Pope-Tribune taking part in the 2009 London Brighton veteran car run
Bullet-resistant body armor has been in use since about 1984. When law enforcement began wearing body armor, there was a dramatic drop in officer deaths, saving over 3,000 lives. [citation needed] The National Institute of Justice first developed standards for ballistic resistant body armor in the 1970s. The standards have been revised five ...
First, the automobile is stripped of its interior. Second, door frames are rebuilt to include armor plating and bullet proof windows are added. Third, the vertical portions, top, and bottom of the automobile are enforced with armoring plating. Finally, the car’s battery and engine are encased in armor plating. [4]