Ford employees knew they were building an Explorer for a VIP. The company's CEO handed the keys to the Pope in February.

Ford built a secret custom Explorer for Pope Leo XIV at its Chicago plant—complete with city flags, skyline stitching, and a police-grade hybrid engine.

Personalized luxury doesn’t automatically exclude the upcycling of an old or disused item, even though in the cases of superyachts or megayachts, this seems to be the rule. Conversions are actually ...