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Pictures of the new Pope's G Wagen got me thinking.

What is your all time favourite official vehicle - staff car, police car etc?

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I reckon the 600 Pullman is still one of the outright coolest...

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What do you reckon?

(Yes, I'm bored).


 
Posted : 19/03/2013 11:36 pm
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Ford Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch, top police car!


 
Posted : 19/03/2013 11:39 pm
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Gotta be an eastern european/Soviet 60s diplomat car.

Tough to google quickly, here's 2nd best:

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Posted : 19/03/2013 11:40 pm
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Old Mercs are cooler than a penguin's pantry. FACT!

UKE 80 is pretty damned spanking, though.
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Posted : 19/03/2013 11:41 pm
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Posted : 19/03/2013 11:42 pm
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The nut cases aways have the best wheels

3rd Gadaffi

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2nd Der Führer

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1st Idi Amin

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Best good guy's car

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Posted : 19/03/2013 11:45 pm
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Posted : 19/03/2013 11:50 pm
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The nut cases aways have the best wheels

Indeed.


 
Posted : 19/03/2013 11:57 pm
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Posted : 20/03/2013 12:00 am
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The SPV rocks! Closely followed by the half track Landy.


 
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Need. Want. Etc.


 
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That new popemobile is mint too.

And may I add how dire the royal Bentley is? Yuck.


 
Posted : 20/03/2013 12:02 am
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Uncle Joes car from the 40's, dont think this one was ever stuck in traffic.
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A friend of mine, an avid Mercedes collector, I think he has a dozen, has a pair of these that he had shipped from South Africa. Former staff cars:
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or maybe this, even if it is a trek 😉
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Why is the Pope driving a Kubelwagen?!


 
Posted : 20/03/2013 12:33 am
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Surely a proper Popemobile takes some beating

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The Turkmenistan president's runaboot

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De Gaulles DS

Also helped him survive an assassination attempt with a high speed car chase through Paris while getting shot over a 100 times..So therefore not only the.best looking but also the most bad ass presidential car

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The nut cases aways have the best wheels

But surely we Brits do it best though?

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This one will need a bit of a wipe down:

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Posted : 20/03/2013 11:20 am
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One of my favorite photos from that year actually

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This
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or this
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Will you look at that... Pres. Bush use Sidi Dominators... Apt choice of shoe


 
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That is simply amazing


 
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110 WKIK... perfect for the Zombie Apocalypse

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Lara Croft's 110... avec Lara... was going to say "perfect for the Zombie Apocalypse" but her landy don't have the Gimpys, 40mm grenade launcher (optional) and good ol' Ma Duece (the 50mm M2 HMG) :mrgreen:

EDIT [i](and yes i do know that a) that ain't a 110 b)it possibly isn't even a landy (could be a bobtail disco) and c) that isn't really angelina jolie but.... I just liked the pic... )[/i]


 
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I do like a nice Unimog:

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[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21863035 ]D'OH![/url]


 
Posted : 20/03/2013 7:46 pm
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One careful owner?

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Normally I bottom out going down hill not up /\


 
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As a 'five year old' - had a soft spot for...
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Lenin's roller

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