Truck, ceremonial
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- OBJECT TYPE
- pickup/1 ton/2dr/V8/modified
- DATE
- 1984
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.0197.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Camions Thibault, Pierre Inc.
- MODEL
- Sierra Classic (1984) C35/TC30903-E63 [see Notes]
- LOCATION
- Pierreville, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1GTHC34M8EJ5268
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- Popemobile
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL; SYNTHETIC; FABRICS; GLASS; PLASTIC; RUBBER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 646.0 cm
- Width
- 277.0 cm
- Height
- 275.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 5307.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Thibault
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Pierreville
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Sep. 1984
- Canada
-
One of two vehicles specially built for Pope John Paul II's tour of Canada, 9-20 Sep 1984. - Function
-
To safely transport Pope John Paul II through crowds without compromising his physical visibility. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'Thibault' IN BLUE LETTERING ON BACK/ RAISED METAL APPLIQUE LETTERING ON DASHBOARD READING 'SIERRA CLASSIC' 'GMC' & 'THIBAULT'
- Missing
- none
- Finish
- EXTERIOR PAINTED WHITE/ INTERIOR OF PASSENGER CABIN COVERED WITH RED PLUSH & CARPETING/ BLUE PLUSH SEAT COVERING & CARPETS IN CAB INTERIOR/ BLUE PLUS & PLASTIC CAB DOOR INTERIORS/ BLUE PLASTIC & WHITE PAINTED METAL DASHBOARD/ BLACK RUBBER RUNNING BOARDS/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS PLASTIC VAN TOP, SIDES & BACK
- Decoration
- RED METAL 'GMC' LOGO ON FRONT GRILLE/ RED, BLUE, GOLD & GREY PAPAL CREST ON EITHER SIDE OF VAN
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Camions Thibault, Pierre Inc., Truck, ceremonial, 1984, Artifact no. 1984.0197, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0197.001/
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