Did you know Mondial is a French word and means "global" or "worldwide". Here is the list of all the different Mondial models: 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Berlinetta 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series I 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series II 1981 Ferrari Mondial 8 1983 Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet 1985 Ferrari Mondial 3.2 1989 Ferrari Mondial T Mondial Prototypes Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
OK, I got Bertrand Gachot with Scuderia stripes and Factory shields, at speed, on a Bank. Next, Martin Hart in a Factory Mondial t. Last, the Pope,,, getting some Ferrari time. ( Yes, it was his car.) chasis #....? Edwardo Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hi Edwardo, The Pope just used that Mondial 3.2 cabriolet when he visited Ferrari premises and Fiorano circuit on June 4th 1988. On that occasion Karol Wojtyła was not able to meet Enzo Ferrari because he was very ill (he died 2 months later, on August 14th). At the wheel of that car was Piero Ferrari. I don't know the VIN. Here you find some more photos of that event. Bye Roberto Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Regarding Pope John Paul's ride in a Mondial, does anyone know where that Mondial is today? I have an 88, one of 810 that could be the one he rode in while touring the Ferrari factory back on June 4th 1988. I read somewhere that Ferrari did not keep track of that car and does not know which VIN# it was or know who has it? Does anyone have any idea or know the real story? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An article by Piero Ferrari: Pope John Paul II's visit to Emilia Romagna, the region where Ferrari is based, was part of the pontiff's official engagements during 1988. My father, Enzo Ferrari, was Honorary Chairman of Ferrari S.p.A., and was managing the Ferrari F1 Team at the time, and I was the Team Principal of the Ferrari F1 Team. My father and I spoke to the then Archbishop of Modena, Monsignor Santo Quadri and made the Fiorano track available, so that the Pope could celebrate a mass there in front of many thousands of people from Maranello and other towns nearby. The offer was welcomed by the Vatican, and from then it all happened very quickly. A special altar was set up on the roof of the F1 pits, so that the Pope could celebrate the mass in front of all the people present. Security wasn't an issue, as Fiorano was, and still is, a very safe place; easy to keep under control. A display of the F1 cars and the road cars was set up, just in front of my father's office at Fiorano. When the late Pope landed at Fiorano in his helicopter, I was on hand to meet him - my father was a bit feverish that morning, so he couldn't be there. The traditional white, open-top 'Popemobile' was ready to take the Pope on a tour of Fiorano so that he could greet the several thousands of people present. 'When he saw the display of Ferraris, John Paul II asked if there was one free for him to go out in' But, on seeing the display of Ferrari road cars, he asked if there was one available to take him to greet the public, so I asked one of our road testers to bring a Ferrari Mondial Spider over and I drove the Pope around instead (at very low speed!), while he was waving and blessing the crowds. It was definitely a very emotional moment, and I felt incredibly honoured. After celebrating the mass and greeting the crowds, Pope John Paul II insisted on personally ringing my father to wish him to get well soon, so we took him to my father's office and he called him from there. Afterwards, he was presented with some special gifts: a Ferrari watch, a carbon fibre briefcase and a communion set in titanium, especially made for him by the Ferrari F1 team. We were all extremely proud, because this kind of thing doesn't happen every day - it was amazing to have the Pope visit us 'at home'. Everyone from drivers Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto, to the mechanics and technicians were extremely touched by the Pope's kindness: he had a smile for everyone. by Piero Ferrari: We don't know what car Jesus would drive, but when the Pope visited Ferrari he chose a Mondial Spider, says Piero Ferrari Image Unavailable, Please Login
I think its yours mike, just go with it. There was a guy on ebay slightly suggesting it may be his although it ultimately sold for very little so i'm not sure it helps the resale. but based on those fog lights, it was French and probably still in France.
LOL, it was worth a try, but I'm not that lucky! I think your right about the foglights, it appears European!
Not that I'm selling my car at the moment, but since I can't prove that mine wasn't the one the Pope rode in, I'm just going to go ahead and assume that it is.
Last seen at Christies auction at Le Mans Classic. This Mondial T Speciale PPG Pace Car sold (s/n 76390) for €70.500, not bad for a car that isn't street legal. This thing is ugly ! ...sorry, I was thinking out loud. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Posted by (legoman) Good day. Ferrari which drove Pope visiting Ferrari in 1988, it was recently for sale, more in the link ....... Lot n°338 - 1988 - Ferrari Mondial 3.2 Cabriolet - Spécial Voiture du Pape en 1988 à Maranello - Châssis n° ZFFWC26B000077848 - Estimé entre 28.000 et 34.000 - Vendu 32.000 http://forumducavallino.nuxit.net/Forum-du-Cavallino/forum_9.php?msg=184518&return=1&page=2 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
