John Paul II in the Mercedes 230 G Popemobile, Netherlands 1985

MAY 11 1985

Pope John Paul II standing in the glass-topped Mercedes-Benz 230 G popemobile during the Marian procession in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, May 1985. Mercedes had built the first G-Class popemobile for the Pope's 1980 visit to Germany, and the conversion became the template for papal vehicles for the next two decades. This is a genuine period press photograph from the Dutch national photo agency Anefo.