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The Super Station Wagon was a glorious failure. Designed by Richard Arbib this enormous vehicle was based on the Henney ambulance and was equipped with every luxury. Packard didn’t like it at all and the proposed price of $10,000 ensured...

Mercury’s big news for 1954 was its first new engine since 1939. The short block V8 shared some components with Ford and Lincoln units and ensured that Mercury was well up in the performance stakes. Front ball-joint suspension was new...

Derided at the time as being over-embellished with poor build quality, Buicks from 1958 are now viewed as classics.

This 1938 Cadillac Series 75 Touring Sedan was ordered by Città del Vaticano, together with an identical second car, as official limousines to be used in parades and to transport dignitaries and Heads of State visiting his Holiness the Pope from all over the world. When...

Packard cars were held in high esteem in Europe. Many Royal Houses and governments favored Packard as their prestige and parade vehicles. This 1947 Limousine was acquired new by the Vatican State to join the Garage Nobile fleet of high rank automobiles. It was registered there with license plates SCV 23 and appointed...

Pope Pius XI had a passion for American cars and this Buick Limited was his personal choice. The Holy Father originally favored the Graham Paige of 1929, but in 1932 he ordered the acquisition of Buicks and Cadillacs for the official services. When this imposing...

The government of Città del Vaticano on January 10th, 1947 ordered this limousine for the personal use of Pope Pius XII. The order specified a single throne rear seat with left and right cabinets, two auxiliary chairs facing the throne, roller curtains,...

The Fiat Campagnola was donated by the Fiat personnel to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Turin on the 13th of April, 1980. On May 12th the Campagnola was registered with plates SCV 1 and then mainly used for the official ceremonies in San Peter’s...

The DB2-4 was offered in three versions during this period. The coupe and convertible formed the bulk of production alongside the ultra-rare hardtop. Originally the DB1 used a 2 litre pushrod engine but this was replaced by a Lagonda unit...

Barker built a limited number of what are correctly termed curvilinear coupes. All were slightly different and for the conservative minded Barker concern they were positively daring. This particular example in primrose yellow with soft brown leather interiors and ebony...

The Bristol 406 was introduced in 1957 and had completely new styling which lacked the rounded looks of its predecessor. It was the last Bristol to employ the well tried 6 cylinder engine, albeit in modified form, before American V8...

Only 22 short-chassis Rapides were made. Lightness was the key and for this reason there was very little space for rear passengers with a small sde-ways seat sometimes fitted. Styling could almost be called voluptuous with large flowing wings, a...