Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Here's what some people think a "Hearse" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Or this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Cunningham Hearse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 If you dig opulence,check out these russian Hearses. My browser won't let me translate it. dieselpunk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Or vice versa some people think a "Hurst" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 If you dig opulence,check out these russian Hearses. My browser won't let me translate it. dieselpunk:There's also a similar article on HMN.Deleite gótico: the beauty of Spanish funeral coaches | Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and partsThey're actually Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 If you dig opulence,check out these russian Hearses. My browser won't let me translate it. dieselpunk:Here it is, translated: Google Translate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 One of Dave's (XP-300) submissions from his Delivery Trucks thread. I wonder if he realized he had a hearse among your Hudson submissions. I did and thanks for putting it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) This is at one of the local Funeral Homes where I grew up in Ohio. I believe it's a 38 Packard. They also have a 39 Packard, a horse drawn, and a 1920's Henny ?? Edited March 30, 2013 by AndyC (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 This is class all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A 1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A 1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Not necessarily a hearse. Might have been a "service car" used to transport tents and other paraphenalia to the burial site. Sometimes fairly plain cars were also used as "first call" vehicles to retrieve the recently deceased from the home. Fewer neighbors peeking thru the curtains that way.I think "First Call" is one of my very favorite euphemisms. To some it's like, "Today is the first day of the rest of your Eternity". To others, "Today is the first day of your Decomposition". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I think this should be added to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A 59 Limo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Here's a wild one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 On the whole, I find that the hearses used by Latin Americans are quite remarkable. Cultural differences can be so fascinating. I read somewhere that the hearses used in Mexico are sometimes homemade. A Google search of "hearses Mexico" didn't reveal a whole lot, though. I did find this small, sad little Austin hearse built for the transport of children's caskets. The how and why of it being pictured with children gathered around it is somewhat creepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Herer's some ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Just love these Buick's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 ......and a 1942 Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A Pontiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 .......and another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 For those who have found a way "to take it with them". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A Packard Henney Ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A Packard line up of Funeral cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Packards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 A Franklin I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Great submissions Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) Hudsy, if you use the term "coche fúnebre" you can get a lot of hits on the net for the Latin American hearses, including Mexico.A '28 Cadillac, I think, from DF, Mexico. More to follow. Edited March 31, 2013 by Bleach (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hudsy, if you use the term "coche fúnebre" you can get a lot of hits on the net for the Latin American hearses, including Mexico.A '28 Cadillac, I think, from DF, Mexico. More to follow.This one looks to be a bitsa - bitsa this and bitsa that. From the wheels I guess the chassis might be 1933 Studebaker President as are the front fenders. The hood is 1931(?) Cadillac. I can't decide whether the windshield is 1931 Cadillac Fleetwood custom or 1931 Chrysler Imperial. The radiator shell might be 1930 Franklin?? - or?? The headlights look like Lucas P100s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 This Nomad is used as an ambulance not a hearse. Either way it seems like a sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Here's one of those Hursts for sale that bleach and i were talking about.1969 Oldsmobile Hurst | 1969 Oldsmobile Hurst Classic Car in Calabasas CA | 3199758257 | Used Cars on Oodle Marketplace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I stared at this one for quite a while, not being able to quite understand what the heck I was looking at. nzcarnerd, thanks for deciphering it for us. I suppose that the economics of a poor country encourage innovation, which in this case translates as "cobbling things together". This particular rig has enough lights and horns to wake the dead. As far as the Husrt/hearse thing goes, I've run into that that myself frequently over the years. There has never been a shortage of dumb people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 This model has a front bumper and a driver's door that are both askew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Texas Old Car Guy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 This model has a front bumper and a driver's door that are both askew.Have to bust your bubble - this is not a real ambulance; you can tell it's a plastic model which has been photographed to look like a real car. It's probably a 1:24 scale plastic model of a Nomad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Texas Old Car Guy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Here's a 1925 Buick hearse which was made from a late 1890's horse drawn hearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Texas Old Car Guy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 A 1929 Buick hearse with an elaborate carved rear body section from Argentina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Have to bust your bubble - this is not a real ambulance; you can tell it's a plastic model which has been photographed to look like a real car. It's probably a 1:24 scale plastic model of a Nomad.Geez, I knew it was a model the moment I first glanced at it. I'm not the one who posted it! Also, didn't my use of the word model give you a clue that I was aware of what it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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