Talk:Popemobile

message: The opening paragraph says that the first popemobile was a truck used by JP2 in Poland ( >= 1978 ).  The second paragraph of History disagrees, mentioning the early 1900s, AND mentioning events in '64, '65, '70, and so on.  AND, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_Typ_300_d_Landaulet_rear.jpg claims that John XXII used that thing, and he died in '63.  So at a minimum, that first paragraph is wrong.  --jholman (talk) 20:47, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Date confusion

message: I thought "popemobile" was something the writers of Not Necessarily the News made up.  The first time I heard the term, it was during a comedy sketch (something along the lines of "Win a brand-new popemobile!").  This would have been around 1983 or 1984.  I personally don't remember hearing the term used again until 20 or so years later, and it was in a mainstream news report!  I certainly don't have any resources detailing the etymology of "popemobile" but I have a feeling it started out as a joke on "NNTN." -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 05:03, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible origin as joke?

message: Is Popemobile really the official name for this vehicle? It may be a common name, or an informal name (as wikipedia stated a few days ago), but I don't think it is the official name. I found several websites that state it is not an official name (and should be lower case) so I will correct it. --Rickscholz 00:51, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Official Name?? 

message: This is sort of trivial, but I'm not sure how to fix it: the pictures' captions do not match with their order; namely, the first picture's caption contains the word "another".
Clarkefreak ∞ 02:41, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture order 

message: isn't a phrase. —tilde 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Batmobile" 

message: doesn't actually cite the statement it follows. 70.43.199.66 06:15, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Citation 3

message: The license plate of the vehicle is SCV1.  Does that have any meaning?
Well it is Vatican plate. State of Vatican 1 ?
71.99.87.208 (talk) 18:23, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  License Plate 

message: S.C.V. appears on the number plate of vehicles registered within Vatican City. S.C.V. is short for, Stato Citta' del Vaticano (Vatican City State). Evidently the locals of Rome have a different interpretation, ‘Se Christe vidice’, which interpreted means “If Christ could see”! The Pope's number plate reads SCV1.
http://herbofdc.blogspot.com/2008/04/popemobile-license-number-scv1.html
My edits were removed, why?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.132.218 (talk) 16:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to the License Plate on Herb of DC blog 

message: This has to be the most ridicilous thing I've seen today, and believe me, I've seen lots of things.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.128.222.156 (talk) 20:09, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: compared to what? the tank-on-wheels the prsident drives around in? this lets the people see the Pope, and protects him. its useful. 24.228.24.97 (talk) 00:48, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  What A Contraption 

message: I propose that UMM Alter “Papamobile” be merged into this article. —Goodtimber (walk/talk) 02:28, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. SQGibbon (talk) 20:58, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: The photo is such an american propaganda...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.43.191.168 (talk) 03:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: I would like to know if the Popemobile used in the United States is equipped with a seatbelt, as required by most state laws.  --- W5WMW (talk) 00:26, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I very much doubt the car is registered for use in normal traffic conditions as a popemobile. You don't need seat belts when riding on a parade float, either. Also, it is arguably "the back seat". --148.87.67.133 (talk) 21:31, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

text: I know it was an informal offhand comment but I would think that he'd be allowed by diplomatic privileges to do what he wants. 118.90.111.248 (talk) 09:26, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seatbelt? 

message: I think it is impertinent to refer to the vehicle as "Popemobile" when his Holiness himself reqeuested it be not referred to as such.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flemmilu (talk • contribs) 22:13, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: obvs. to be respectful it should be in Late Latin rather than some vulgar tongue like contemporary Italian ("papamobile"). How about quadriga pontifici? 98.180.8.57 (talk) 10:40, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

text: Pope Benedict in his sermon, or was it the introductory address, on World Youth Day 1005 called it "the Papa car". Well I don't know if that's genuinely more dignified than Popemobile. --77.4.42.137 (talk) 10:46, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  probally a translation problem, cant really be helped. 24.228.24.97 (talk) 00:49, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: I have found that pope-MOH-bile is an alternative pronunciation on most and a primary pronunciation on some dictionary and grammar websites.  Also, I personally find pope-MUH-bile to be a lazy pronunciation, in addition to RUH-seen instead of RAY-seen.  I move to allow both plausible pronunciations to stay.  I also don't feel it is necessary to cite a source, as someone already added the kept pronunciation without one.  I will be making this change in a matter of minutes, and if you have any criticisms, please leave them in the below list.
*Support by creator  ~Lord Laitinen~ (talk) 21:40, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation of Popemobile 

message: Whilst working at the Land Rover factory in the early 80's I came across a popemobile-style vehicle in storage.  I was told that it was the backup for another similar vehicle.  I remember news reports showing the Leyland truck but is there any info on whether a Range Rover vehicle was actually used during the Pope's visit to the UK?
Douglasson (talk) 18:38, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: yes, there was a Range Rover Popemobile used during the 1982 UK visit. This link shows an image of it being used in London. -- de Facto (talk). 06:33, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Range Rover version? 

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message: The opening lines of paragraph 8 under "History" is quite hilarious with the defiance of the editors. No, no, it doesn't have to be changed. 😄 Waliyullah Tunde (talk) 11:52, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Defiance! 

message: Since it's been more than a decade since the above discussion on the name - and we've had a new Pope since then - is "Popemobile" indeed the official name for the vehicle or have they come up with something else? On a related note, when the president of the U.S. flies, the aircraft (doesn't matter what it is) is designated "Air Force One". Is there a similar arrangement when the Pope uses an aircraft? 23skidoo (talk) 20:09, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Official name redux