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OT: Last Volkswagen Beetle Goes to Pope |
thomasotten |
May 26 2004, 06:22 PM
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Last Volkswagen Beetle Goes to Pope
VATICAN CITY, MAY 26, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Mexico has been given to John Paul II. The car, one of a limited series of 3,000, was given to the Pope today at the end of the general audience by Luis Manuel Abella Armella, president of the Mexican Volkswagen concession. He was accompanied by a delegation of workers of the Puebla plant, where the car was made. John Paul II blessed the car and the delegation when he returned to the Apostolic Palace after the general audience, Vatican sources said. The gift was in gratitude for the Holy Father's visit to Mexico in 2002, when he canonized Juan Diego, the Volkswagen employees explained. The light blue Beetle, which will have a Vatican City license plate (its initials are SCV), is the last in this series of cars whose origins date back to the 1930s. Some 21 million "bugs" have been produced over the years. Their production stopped in Europe in 1978, but continued in Mexico until last July 30. |
red914 |
May 26 2004, 06:32 PM
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...i believe in coyotes and time as an abstract... Group: Members Posts: 862 Joined: 8-February 04 From: poulsbo, washington Member No.: 1,641 |
i remember seeing new looking buses while down in buenos aires in '92, and being told they were made under contract in uruguay. anyone know anything about it? the next questions concern importablility, and quality? nice to start off with a newer, relatively rustless bus, eh?
btw, did you know that the pope was quite the skier as a priest and bishop in poland? yep, skiing has the official endorsement of the Almighty, i figure... |
Jake Raby |
May 26 2004, 06:57 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
The very last one made in Germany is Type IV equipped, Via Jake...... When it came to my shop it had 27 miles on it since 1980.... The guy that owns it tried his ass off to buy the very last one made in Mexico, but no one would talk to him. Now I see why, thats cool....
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