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Brooklin 1932 Cadillac 355B Vatican Car

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John Kuvakas
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This model is nearly ready to ship, just waiting on an etched piece of badging. Click here.ย 

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That's beautiful and I love the color. Predates the Popemobile by a few years! Cool ย 



   
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@perrone1, those fenders are actually a very deep, dark blue.


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@jkuvakas Really? Would have sworn they were black. Dark Maroon / Dark Blue - I LIKE it!



   
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Posted by: @jkuvakas

those fenders are actually a very deep, dark blue.

Really?ย  ย Would you swear to that on a Bible?ย  ๐Ÿ˜ย 



   
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Just for giggles, I did a google.ย  Bburago makes a 1/43rd Popemobile. no where NEAR as nice or detailed as Brooklin's '32 Vatican car. More of a curiosity:

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@perrone1 ...very cool.ย  There's also this "traditional"ย  version.ย  ๐Ÿ˜‡

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John Kuvakas
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Brooklin has a whole series of Vatican cars. Here's one from a few years ago,ย 


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Who knew??ย  Cool ย 



   
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TRUESCALE TSMCE154304 - 1938 Cadillac Pius XII

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Posted by: @jkuvakas

This model is nearly ready to ship, just waiting on an etched piece of badging. Click here.ย 

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This Caddy looks spectacular John.....is it on par with the details similar to the NB Center models?

Is it being marketed as an NB Center model?

I am certainly ordering this Cadillac.



   
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@ben-lampson, yes, it will be an NB Center Collection model.


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This Car was also used in the film The Last Emperor

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@simz Welcome aboard. Thanks for your first post!



   
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