Over specc'd unit

Does anyone remember this first time round? I sure don’t, but was still a decade away from driving then.

Seems an odd platform to use unless they did a few trips off the tarmac and needed that double drive.

I wonder if the current owners have been tempted to add some high spots and air horns…

irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n … y-21843482

I think that’s in Gaydon motor museum.

Last time I saw that, it was about 11 years ago in the truck museum at Leyland Lancs.

robroy:
Last time I saw that, it was about 11 years ago in the truck museum at Leyland Lancs.

yep, I was there last September got a pic of me in it not looking very papal…

So that puzzled me as the article mentioned it was owned by a local in Ireland. A little digging seems like there were 2 of them, the other doing some service in Africa and one would assume making it back to Ireland for it’s current location.

independent.ie/irish-news/o … 18143.html

Suggests it was bought by John Hanlon before he died.

Seems it was armour plated, so could be a six wheeler due to weight.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/sou … 303232.stm

Iirc. Mick hayton from dumfries had one in his Albion museum , but everything was sold after he passed on.

JIMBO47:
Iirc. Mick hayton from dumfries had one in his Albion museum , but everything was sold after he passed on.

Thanks, that looks like the one then that sold on

google.com/amp/s/amp.indepe … 03057.html

isaac hunt:
Seems it was armour plated, so could be a six wheeler due to weight.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/sou … 303232.stm

That figures. Some of the other pope mobiles look decidedly flimsy but I saw somewhere there had been an assanation attempt the year before.

All the above seems correct.
Wikipedia says two Leylands were built for the Pope.
The one used in Ireland recently is SCW 532X as can be seen.
Here is SCW 533X
flickr.com/photos/48950471@N02/9457067387
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The Papal visits to Eire produced a yellow Merc in 1979, and a white 4x4 in 2018.
The Merc later bought by a wax museum…
rte.ie/news/pope-francis-in … bile-1979/
The Dodge Ram is on Vatican plates.
bbc.com/news/av/uk-northern … ugh-dublin

Franglais:
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The Papal visits to Eire produced a yellow Merc in 1979, and a white 4x4 in 2018.

The 1979 Merc has obviously had a new cab fitted at some point, as it’s relatively new.

I wonder if Fr Malachy Conlon got the idea from Father Ted?

:laughing:

The Papal visits to Eire produced a yellow Merc in 1979, and a white 4x4 in 2018.

The 1979 Merc has obviously had a new cab fitted at some point, as it’s relatively new.

Hi,
Original Popemobile was mounted on a silver cabbed Ford D series tandem axle probably a 6X4 similar spec to the Leyland Constructor.
I can remember as my father had similar D series tippers. The body was then put on display in the wax museum minus the chassis.
It was then mounted on this Merc chassis when the wax museum moved to a different location. It just dosent look write, wheelbase, height etc are not correct.

skelly:

The Papal visits to Eire produced a yellow Merc in 1979, and a white 4x4 in 2018.

The 1979 Merc has obviously had a new cab fitted at some point, as it’s relatively new.

Hi,
Original Popemobile was mounted on a silver cabbed Ford D series tandem axle probably a 6X4 similar spec to the Leyland Constructor.
I can remember as my father had similar D series tippers. The body was then put on display in the wax museum minus the chassis.
It was then mounted on this Merc chassis when the wax museum moved to a different location. It just dosent look write, wheelbase, height etc are not correct.

As you say:
aoh32.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/ … -25-oct-1/
Silver Ford with yellow body.

No Muckles, not a red Scania…
youtube.com/watch?v=Lbuam21A06g

Franglais:
No Muckles, not a red Scania…
youtube.com/watch?v=Lbuam21A06g

Apparently the video is blocked in my Country, Independence for Norfolk at last. :laughing: Now to build the wall. :laughing:

However being a Father Ted fan I do know the episode you mean. :smiley: but I was more thinking of the mobile service being held on the trailer. :smiley:

muckles:

Franglais:
No Muckles, not a red Scania…
youtube.com/watch?v=Lbuam21A06g

Apparently the video is blocked in my Country, Independence for Norfolk at last. :laughing: Now to build the wall. :laughing:

However being a Father Ted fan I do know the episode you mean. :smiley: but I was more thinking of the mobile service being held on the trailer. :smiley:

Sorry.
I must admit I hadnt seen the alter trailer before. Thanks for that. Scania drivers are all the same, arent they? :smiley: