You Can Now Buy A Fiat 500L That Was Used By the Pope

After one of the two Fiat 500Ls that were used by the Pope during a US visit in September 2015 was sold for $82,000 last year, the other is now up for charity auction as well
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Owning an actual Popemobile has to be a holy grail for Catholic car guys and girls. Cars used by the Pope aren’t sold all that often, but right now there’s a chance to buy a car used for papal duties in the US over two year ago. It’s for a good cause, too.

Unfortunately, it’s not an armoured G-Wagen or a sleek executive limo. It’s a Fiat 500L. The famously – and admirably – humble head of the Catholic Church was happy with using the little Fiat as his chauffeured biffabout for September 2015’s World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.

You Can Now Buy A Fiat 500L That Was Used By the Pope

He actually used two of the small family Fiats during his week in the US, the other of which was sold in January 2016 for $82,000. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia took possession of both cars after the Pontiff’s visit, and is using the sale of both to fund its work with vulnerable people in its area.

So, let’s talk about the car itself. It’s a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol model in metallic grey with black leather(ish) upholstery. A six-speed automatic gearbox means it’s a laid-back runabout and it has just 458 miles on the clock, many of which were completed with papal buttocks denting a rear seat.

You Can Now Buy A Fiat 500L That Was Used By the Pope

At the time of writing the bidding was a dollar short of $40,000, with 14 bids received. The reserve hasn’t been met, yet, and interestingly the auction on Charitybuzz places the car’s estimated value at $75,000.

Before you bid, though, you might want to bear in mind the clause the buyer has to agree to via written contract. The buyer has to make sure that the car “is not represented in such a manner that would improperly or immorally reflect upon His Holiness” and “not to use the property in contravention of the moral, ethical and social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.”

Given that they’re not likely to find that a cult of Satanists would want to throw away £75,000 on a Fiat 500L with holy bumprints just so they can desecrate or disgrace it, we think they’ll be fine. Check out some other Popemobiles [here] via some retro CT(https://www.carthrottle.com/post/the-5-most-pimping-popemobiles/)!

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Comments

Anonymous

I got one question why a 500l for transporting the holy water

12/12/2017 - 12:12 |
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CS55

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Fiat offered it to the pope. He accepted. Now Fiat can sell more cars by saying: “The new 500l. Pope approved” in their ads…

12/12/2017 - 13:24 |
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David 27

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The Pope always used local cars and he is known for being humble, so he chose it

12/12/2017 - 16:13 |
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Joshua Lue

“Dear God”…thats expensive

12/12/2017 - 12:14 |
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Anonymous

Relevant meme?

12/12/2017 - 12:15 |
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Phil Drift

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

How about Pope-John-Paul-II-Holding-A-Koala-While-Sitting-In-A-500L cool?

12/15/2017 - 17:58 |
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Aaron Dawson

Can the pope sit in my Punto? So I can sell it and get a better car

12/12/2017 - 12:17 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

#blessed

12/12/2017 - 12:40 |
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nobody 1

Time to put these wheels on.

12/12/2017 - 12:51 |
126 | 6

Ahahahahahaha

12/12/2017 - 13:19 |
4 | 2

Aww it’s the Christmas Star how wholesome ☺️

12/12/2017 - 17:08 |
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Ayeee Solidworks! Lol

12/12/2017 - 20:37 |
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Anonymous

So if a famous sits in your car you can overprice it?

12/12/2017 - 12:53 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Its priced high for charity

12/12/2017 - 13:20 |
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Just SniperBadBoy

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12/12/2017 - 14:16 |
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Just SniperBadBoy

$82K? For the ugliest Fiat 500 ever made? Sorry, but no.

12/12/2017 - 13:28 |
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TheRealBouss

OK cool, the Pope sat in it, but at the end of the day, it’s a Fiat 500L. Who wants a Fiat 500L??

12/12/2017 - 14:20 |
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Hipsters

12/12/2017 - 15:47 |
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OMG can you read ?? It’s for CHARITY, it’s not really about the car itself

12/12/2017 - 17:11 |
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David 27

you can see exactly who is for and against religion in the comments. Please keep the hatred to yourself :)

12/12/2017 - 16:17 |
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Yeah, don’t turn CT into a mess like 9gag, where insulting is funny.

Please, be friendly and respectful to each other, thank you.
At least we’re all car guys and girls, who share the same passion.

12/12/2017 - 18:05 |
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