Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) The French word for hearse is "corbillard". "Chevrolet" is, obviously, a French name. Maybe it follows that the French feel some affinity for Chevrolets. Here are some Corbillards Chevrolets a la Francais:'63 Chev:More Chevs:Is it the angle, or are these '64s stretched?: Edited April 15, 2013 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 The '64s are most certainly stretched as seen by the extra rear quarter window on both cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A Swedish "likvagn" based on a Volvo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A Swedish '59 Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A vintage Swedish likvagn photo from 1932. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Another vintage Swedish likvagn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A 1946 Volvo P61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) A Volvo PV 834. Edited April 15, 2013 by Bleach (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) A Swedish hearse based on a 1927 Chevrolet chassis. Edited April 15, 2013 by Bleach (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Another vintage Swedish hearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Late 40's Swedish Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 1935 Swedish Lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A 1930's Finnish hearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A 1936 Finnish Chevrolet hearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 A vintage Finnish hearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ray RI Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 This is a 1978 Miller-Meteor Olympian end loading Cadillac that I purchased a few years back not long after it was retired from service.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/cryptwagon/Miscellaneous%20Stuff/Morgue%20Anna/100_0431.jpg' alt='100_0431.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ray RI Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 My first hearse... 1971 Superior Cadillac Soverign Limousine Style end loader. This coach was formerly the drunk wagon for a local Irish pub.... Hence the nasty green paint job!!!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/cryptwagon/Miscellaneous%20Stuff/Slimer/9b35.jpg' alt='9b35.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 A few more French hearses:A '68 Bel Air (maybe an Impala or a Caprice would have been too ostentatious?):A Chevelle:An Olds: A '60 Plymouth Fury:A '40 Merc?:Brochure image of '47 Pontiac:A '55 or '56 Dodge (sorry it's so small):A '48 Dodge:One should probably humble oneself in the face of Death, but I don't think I could rest in peace if my last ride was in a crummy old stovebolt:A Plymouth:Here's a different angle on a '63 Chev I posted earlier:A '67 Chrysler Newport:A '57 Imperial hearse:A couple of Fords:An interesting Cadillac:You may have noticed that quite a few of the French hearses have these roof adornments at each of the corners: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 A few more French hearsesA '60 Plymouth Fury:THAT is the coolest hearse ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Maybe some of you will find these two old tired and weathered rigs interesting. I had forgotten that they used to build bodies this way in the forties and fifties. Instead of raising the roof line by increasing the height of the glass area, they spliced in metal all around the vehicle below the belt line. It's especially clear when you recall the height of a stock hood or a door. It's just the opposite of "sectioning" a car (like a '50s full custom) to lower the over all height of the body. Can you imagine the work involved in stretching just one door frame and skin? Edited April 16, 2013 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 TexRiv, i gotta say this '69 is the one I'd want to own: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 A few more French hearsesA '60 Plymouth Fury:THAT is the coolest hearse ever.It makes me wonder, what kind of hearse did Virgil Exner get his last ride in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Quote from Bleach: 40 Merc?More likely a 40 Lincoln Zephyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Yes, Dave, of course you are right. I see it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Maybe some of you will find these two old tired and weathered rigs interesting. I had forgotten that they used to build bodies this way in the forties and fifties. Instead of raising the roof line by increasing the height of the glass area, they spliced in metal all around the vehicle below the belt line. It's especially clear when you recall the height of a stock hood or a door. It's just the opposite of "sectioning" a car (like a '50s full custom) to lower the over all height of the body. Can you imagine the work involved in stretching just one door frame and skin?I just realized that they would even have to rework the firewall. Geez, wouldn't you think that for all of the work involved they could have started with a Chevy panel truck, dropped a V8 in it and just reworked the front sheet metal to disguise it's origin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Quote from Bleach: 40 Merc?More likely a 40 Lincoln Zephyr Not my quote but I could have thought that as well but upon better examination it certainly looks like a Zephyr to me. Edited April 16, 2013 by Bleach (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 A tastefully executed corbillard based on a '57 Imperial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Smart hearse anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Not my quote but I could have thought that as well but upon better examination it certainly looks like a Zephyr to me.Sorry for the mix-up.Bleach and Hudsy Wudsy. It was from a long line of hearses and I mistakenly thought Bleach was at the top. At least it wasn't a Hurst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Sorry for the mix-up.Bleach and Hudsy Wudsy. It was from a long line of hearses and I mistakenly thought Bleach was at the top. At least it wasn't a Hurst.Mo problem, Dave. I've actually posted a Hurst just for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Well, anyway guys, the long and the short of it is, it's beautifully sleek and I want someone to build me a Lincoln Zephyr sedan delivery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 1959 Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 The most beautiful hearse I have ever personally seen in my 65 years. 1959 Chrysler Saratoga. I saw it in Chicago. Last heard it was in NY.A 1940 Dodge roadster in AustraliaA 1958 Dodge hearse. Owner can not find a body builder tag on this one in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 1948 Chrysler Windsor ambulance /hearse. Thought to be only one built. Sitting outside rotting. Owner is "going to restore". Have heard that before.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 60 Cadillac Menu. By Empire on HAMB's "Vintage shots from days gone by" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Still out there, those are all great Chrysler products -- the '59 is gorgeous! I'd give anything to watch the pros make a roof like that. Also, the '48 Windsor ambulance! Did you all notice that the body builder turned the stock tail lights on their sides? it would be wonderful to see that one restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I read a quote once about the French that I'll share with you: "When it comes to autos, the French imitate no one, and no one imitates the French." It may sound a little odd at first, but when you think about Citroens, Peugeots, Simcas and Renaults you'll see the point. Here are a few more French hearses:A Renault:An electric corbillard:A '47 Pontiac:A '52 Citroen:Another Renault:These few are modern ones, but I include them as examples of a type of design that includes a rear seat for passengers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 The German word for "hearse" is "leichenwagen'. A Google search with that word mostly yielded a lot of under styled Mercedes and this VW -- I won't comment: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Here are a some pictures from the "Mr Ed's Hearse Pictures" site. There are quite a number of interesting and beautiful hearses and ambulances on the site. It's worth a look:Mr. Ed's Hearse Pictures'29 Packard Ambulance:'34 Pierce Arrow:'36 Cadillac Stretch Limo:'38 Hudson with gas generator: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 An unidentified hearse from 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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