Bleach Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Unless Chrysler still exported an Imperial model to Europe in 1977. This originally was from a German listing for a hearse for sale. The bodywork is certainly European. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rohrbach Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Truely the last ride. 1939 Studebaker Commander Bender body Hearse on the way to the scrap yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 WOW……..some of the ones pre 1920s are actually creepy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Jack, I think that is an ambulance, not a hearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 It could be combination car that served as both ambulance and hearse. There could have been seats in the back since they were usually the folding type. They might still be there but it's hard to tell from the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 This one is available on craigs list..... 1995 Toyota Crown Wagon Hearse - VansFromJapan.com https://spokane.craigslist.org/ctd/d/sacramento-1995-toyota-crown-wagon/7436486949.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TexRiv_63 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Glad to see this thread back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I am glad to see this thread back as well. Maybe I have told this story before, but I will tell it again. I was crewing for a guy at a fairly famous asphalt circle track in the NW several years ago. The pits were across the track from the grandstands, and I was watching the race pit side while standing next to and talking with a track official. There was a pile up mid turn of 3 and 4 and one car lost a wheel, the wheel was hit by another car punting it up and over the catch fence and into the stands. From across the track we could see the spectators scrambling, away from the flying tire and wheel assembly as it was soaring towards them. The said assembly indeed hit the seating area and bounced over the back of the stands and into the concession area behind where it hit the ground right between two people in the beer line and then bounced over the back fence to imbed itself in some poor guys pick up windshield in the parking area. The word came over that no one was hit (obviously that could have been fatal). However, during that scramble in the stands someone was complaining of a twisted ancle, or the likes and the call went out for the medical crew. This is where it gets good. They rolled out an old Pontiac ambulance. I would guess mid 50s. it was a real ambulance. But they also called for a push truck to get it over to the front stretch. I commented to the official that I was next to about the ambulance not running and he said that he had been working at this track for several years and had never seen it actually run. So, I questioned him about what would happen if someone needed transport. He was quick to reply that they would then hail the tow truck. It turns out that this was a joke, and they would be calling 911 if there was an injury that serious. This is one of those 'just when you think you have seen it all' stories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 These folks in Wanganui, New Zealand, have two vintage hearses in their fleet. Dempsey and Forrest Funeral Services – Professional, specialised Funeral Directors based in Wanganui, New Zealand | Vehicles This is the only photo I have of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 This 1937 Packard 120, imported from the US about ten years ago, has been restored and now works for its living. Funeral Services - Bell, Lamb & Trotter Christchurch (belllambtrotter.co.nz) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) Saw this '36 Packard Super Eight Hearse at the Naper(New Zealand) Art Deco festival in 2014. Edited January 10, 2023 by Ozstatman Spelling (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 "BLT" Making me hungry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nzcarnerd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 17 hours ago, Ozstatman said: Saw this '36 Packard Super Eight Hearse at the Naper(New Zealand) Art Deco festival in 2014. Harbour City operates from several branches in Wellington, a good five hour drive from Napier. The 1936 Packard is named Dotty. They also have a 1959 Cadillac - called Colin - which is a more recent restoration ... Our Vehicles | Harbour City Funeral Home » (harbourcityfunerals.co.nz) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Hope and Sons in Dunedin, NZ, also operate a couple of vintage hearses. A 1926 Chrysler 60 and a 1961 Dodge Seneca. Our Vehicles — Hope and Sons — Funeral Directors, Dunedin, New Zealand I think most of the six Seneca wagons mentioned in the story have survived, though not as hearses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Up to and a little after WW2, here in NZ hearses were usually built on car or light commercial chassis. I found this article from 2015 about a 1936 Dodge pickup-based hearse which is being resurrected Huntly. They refer to it as a Dodge Ram but of course I am sure it wasn't called a Ram back in the day - Dodge hearse gets new life - Classic cars - Driven More here - it seems there has not been an update for some years - Our Hearses » Haven Funeral Services, Ltd. Update No. 1 - 1936 Dodge Ram Hearse Restoration Project » Haven Funeral Services, Ltd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 A story about a 1936 Dodge hearse in Ireland - Pre-war 1936 Dodge Hearse in Ireland. (oldclassiccar.co.uk) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 In NZ, once large American wagons became available in the 1960s and 1970s they were usually imported privately for funeral use and most of the surviving wagons of the era likely began life as hearses, leading a sheltered and well-maintained, life. The only modifications were to the interiors, with the exteriors left stock. Since about the 1990s hearses have usually been constructed from extended Australian models - mostly Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons. Some can be seen in the earlier links I provided. Since production of those cars ceased a few years ago I am not sure what the next generation of hearses will look like. These two 1975 Catalina Grand Safaris are survivors. Both were imported new and spent probably more than 20 years as hearses before going into private ownership. Decoding them from carjam - Report - FDQ941 - 1975 PONTIAC CATALINA in Black | CARJAM - both are Kansas-built cars but FDQ941 has a 400 and GUC68 has a 455. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Here is something which would be unlikely to be seen in the US. New Zealand imports large numbers of used cars from Japan though most are near new. This one is a hearse built on a 1993 Toyota Crown wagon. To give and impression of its size the wheelbase is 108". Around this time the Crown sedans went to unibody construction but the wagons retained the 1980s body-on-frame, with leaf springs at the rear, until replaced with a new model in 1999. This one is a base model Deluxe (the more expansive models were Super Deluxe and Super Saloon) with a 1G two litre six and three and o/d on the column and a bench seat. This one is for sale at NZ$18k. It has quite low mileage for its age - 83,000 km (circa 50,000 miles). I have owned an earlier one of these (from 1987) since 1991 - it was never a hearse though - and being a Super Deluxe has separate front seats and five on the floor and carpets rather than rubber mats. It is technically a van as it has a V in its chassis code. They were built in relatively small numbers - around 150 a month. Total production over the four-year run of my model (1984-87) was just less than 10,000 including both wagon and van, in both gas and diesel variants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Here's an Aussie 1st Series Packard that was part of an estate being sold off a couple of years ago. The guy had collected at least 400 cars in various stages of disrepair, though there were some good/better ones and over 700 motorcycles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Back to NZ, before going to Napier I went to MOTAT(Museum of Transport and Technology) in Auckland and found this Packard Clipper Hearse there. Sorry 😪 for the pic quality. it was dark in there and the flash and photographer both could have been better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Sorry again. Just reread the title of this thread. My pics weren't taken on "Main Street" but at least they are Hearses.😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 That's OK, I merely took the idea from another thread with a similar name. I changed it to reflect hearses and other funeral service vehicles. Thanks for all the contributions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 One is for sale today.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 😑 not sure on the year.. We had one before it got sold.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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