A Fiat Nuova Campagnola was the Popemobile that carried John Paul II during the 1981 assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. It's preserved today in the Vatican Museums.
Lead trim: 1107 Nuova Campagnola 2.0 OHV (80 hp) · up to 80 hp
Fiat Campagnola 11071974–1987
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FactA Fiat Nuova Campagnola was the Popemobile that carried John Paul II during the 1981 assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. It's preserved today in the Vatican Museums.
The Campagnola was redesigned for launch in June 1974 and produced in this form until 1987 (sold in France as the Renault TRM500 with the Renault 20 engine, and the vehicle in which Pope John Paul II was shot in 1981 is a Campagnola in the Vatican carriage museum). The new vehicle used the petrol engine of the Fiat 132 but with a longer stroke that increased capacity to 1,995 cc; instead of the 132's twin overhead camshafts, the Campagnola engine had a single side-mounted camshaft driven by a toothed belt, with the valves driven by pushrods and rockers and a light-alloy cylinder head. As an option a Sofim 2.5-litre diesel was available. The large square engine compartment gave easy access and was designed to permit wading up to 70 cm deep; the 57-litre fuel tank was positioned out of range from rocks and flying stones, under the twin passenger seat beside the driver. Torsion bars suspended all four wheels, with two shock absorbers for each of the rear wheels and a single one for each of the front wheels, all six shocks interchangeable. UK road testers commended the ride over rough ground, which compared very favourably with that of the Land Rover of the time. A military version, the AR76, was introduced in 1976.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1107 D Nuova Campagnola 2.0 diesel (60 hp) | 1974–1987 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 60 hp | — | — | 4WD | — | — |
| 1107 D Nuova Campagnola 2.4 Sofim diesel (72 hp) | 1974–1987 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | 72 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| 1107 Nuova Campagnola 2.0 OHV (80 hp) | 1974–1987 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
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A Fiat Nuova Campagnola was the Popemobile that carried John Paul II during the 1981 assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. It's preserved today in the Vatican Museums.
Fiat's military 4x4 almost launched as the "Alpina" — with WWII still fresh in memory, the name was dropped so it wouldn't evoke the Alpini army corps, and it became the Campagnola instead.
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