Pope borrows ancient Fiat drop-top for papal visit

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Pope borrows ancient Fiat drop-top for papal visit
Pope borrows ancient Fiat drop-top for papal visit

More known for travelling in a bullet-proof Tupperware box sat on top of a bespoke luxury SUV, Pope Francis has bucked the trend for papal transport, opting instead for an open-top Fiat Campagnola off-roader.

Visiting the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa to conduct a mass on a beach used as a launching point for countless doomed sea crossings by illegal migrants, the Argentinian Pope borrowed the 20-year-old workhorse from an island resident.

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