GLM Duesenberg Throne Car

Here's the wiki, "Father Divine also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death in 1965. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" early in his life. He had the last Duesenberg chassis built with an extra-long 178-inch wheelbase. It weighed 7,800 lb (3,500 kg) and accommodated ten passengers. J. Herbert Newport was the designer. Built by Bohman & Schwartz and delivered in October 1937, it was 22 ft (6.7 m) long and 7 ft (2.1 m) wide. It was known as Father Divine's Throne Car because it had a removable rear top section that exposed two raised rear seats."

@karl What is number 1?

Posted by: @jkuvakas

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it had a removable rear top section that exposed two raised rear seats.

@chris

This was actually the car issued to Secret Agent 001, who happened to be James Bond's father.

P. N. Ochio

British Secret Service Historian

@perrone1   For Forumite educational purposes, be advised that these two nearly same-named vehicles are built for very different duties.

poopmobile                  popemobile

@paul-rouffa I ass-ume one of the raised rear seats was Father Divine, but who was the other?

The second seat was reserved for his brother Andy, to ride along when they toured out west.

Posted by: @jack-dodds

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@perrone1   For Forumite educational purposes, be advised that these two nearly same-named vehicles are built for very different duties.

poopmobile                  popemobile

Very similar, indeed! In fact, both were built for the same purpose:  When you gotta go - you gotta GO!

@perrone1 Sage observation Tony.......both are used to vacate.

@chris @ed-davis  ...the original concept was a purposely built "safety car"  in which the driver would be "thrown"  clear in the event of an emergency or on coming accident.  

This vehicle was ultimately removed from the Safety Car program after a design flaw was discovered during a minor fender bender in a covered parkade, which sadly ended the career of test driver E.Z. "Stump" Springer.  Records show the car was later transferred to the British Secret Service.

@jkuvakas That's a bunch of crap!

I agree Jk and Karl!  I didn't log on to discuss this matter.