Royal, state & papal cars

Automobiles built for popes, royal families, heads of state and official ceremonial use.

In numbers

Cars
442
Makes (103)
Chevrolet (37), Ford (35), Rolls-Royce (23), Aston Martin (21)
+ 99 more makes · show all 103
Years covered
1900–2019
Rarest
Alvis TD 21 Drophead Coupé of the Duke of Edinburgh · 1 built
Most built
GAZ 13 Chaika · 3,179 built
Coachbuilders (10)
Hooper (8), Mulliner Park Ward (3), Henri Chapron (2), Park Ward (2)
+ 6 more coachbuilders · show all 10
Individual cars documented
19 – listed on each car’s page

Production counts link to their sources on each car’s page.

“Built” shows the figure with the strongest evidence for what each entry counts – the whole model, or only the rare specification. Rarity labels are editorial; the exact numbers and their sources are on each page.