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The pope was chauffeured in a specially constructed Landaulet version, with a retractable top over just the rear compartment — a space that contained a single thronelike seat.

Maezawa has already shown his penchant for fast machines, splashing out on vehicles including the Bugatti Chiron sports car and the Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet SUV.

At the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this summer I marveled at the 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Landaulet, with an electric signaling system that allowed the owner to communicate directions to the chauffeur without actually, you know, speaking to him.

The entry point cost for the supposedly superior marque was USD344,000 and the Maybach Landaulet semi-convertible was on offer at a tad  over USD1m.

I felt, for the moment, very young again and capable of romantic folly, of following a particular beauty to where her motor—a De Dion landaulet—disappeared into a courtyard with the closing of the great iron-bound doors.