There's a volvo hearse on ebay at the mo that would make a great van/car
My thinking is that it must be well looked after and i'd be able to get loads in the back/ sleep in it if i need to 🙂
Any thoughts and no i'm not a goth!
Do they do wood effect sleeping bags for the back?
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Bed area at the back is a complete waste of space I'd have said, it's raised up to put the coffin on show so you could probably strip all of that out.
It will have spent most of it's life tootling about so could be coked up like mad depending on age and lots of short hops at low peak speed generally are not good for cars.
quality/rustproofing of conversion a potential concern.
It'd make a great taxi for the graveyard shift.
Have heard that they've got a fair bit of go to them when unladen..
Prob cos in the past they were always daimlers, mercs etc with big engines.
I've also heard that the drivers do tend to rag them a bit when they're not working!
Strip out all the fittings, guessing there would be a fair but of room for lying down etc but unsure about all the glass and stuff for insulation/security?
a mate used to have one he striped out the back and used it to carry his trials bike to events all over the country it was very amusing to see
only problem I can see is maybe they would be thirsty on fuel as they have been extended ? will need a lot of extra metal to get it through the MOT....
I remember Specialized bikes use to use one in America then swapped it for a hummer iirc.
They're not fast. Only 1 hearsepower.
Good for the beer run though. Loads of boddies in the back.
Get an arrangement of carnations for the side windows that spells ME.
That does look nice, make a nice camper.
... But why would it need roof rails???
I think it'd be dead good....
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It would be the smell of fomaldehyde that would put me off, one niff and you just know its had lots and lots of dead bodies in! As an aside I me and the misses went for a saunter round Bridgenorth and whilst walking past the cliff railway (cant spell fernicular) and I said to the misses "Bloody hell I smell dead embalmed bodies really strongly". It was only after walking down to the lower town/river that she then saw the CoOp funeral directors...enough said. ( I should qualify the ability to sniff out dead bodies in various states was through professional dealings with said bodies) 😀
You could remove the side windows and fit some roller hatches like you get on some commercial vehicles:
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Worth a try
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It would be great for crossing the old Severn Bridge at £6 a shot for a car rather than the van fee.
I always fancied one of those huge old Cadillac hearse or ambulance conversions. I'd take the thirsty old V8 out, though, and put a big modern diesel in possibly with four-wheel drive; the motor and drive-train from a VW Toureg would be good, the V10 diesel ought to fit nicely... 😈
That is fekkin massive!
They're not fast. Only 1 hearsepower.Good for the beer run though. Loads of boddies in the back.
Which sort?
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Due to the crack in my phone screen I read the topic title as horse not hearse.
I saw that and I thought it was a quite a good deal for a massive estate car - not many vehicles out there would take 4 occupants (assuming it's the 4 seater type) and 4 bikes inside - I include lots of vans in this.
Also no hassles with van insurance,tolls, ferry costs.
I quite fancy getting one to convert into a Ute.
My mate had one for his band - it was a fing MASSIVE Lincoln hearse (he was in the US), much like the Ghostbusters one. They could fit all their gear in it plus seat six in reasonable comfort. Can't imagine what the petrol consumption was though.
Can get 4 people and 4 bikes into my 306 estate!
I met a Canadian guy who has one, complete with refrigerated coffin in the back for putting beer in. I think he was a bit eccentric to say the least!
The Orkney Vintage Club has a 30s Rolls Royce hearse. Their fundraising campaign was called ' Friends of the Hearse'
quality/rustproofing of conversion a potential concern.
I dont think longevity is a quality undertakers value.
I did see an advert for a hearse once,described as "Never raced or rallied" 🙂
While I lived in Fernie Canada a guy there had a hearse, it was perfect for bikes, snowboards etc.
Nicer Rolls for a little more money though:
[url] http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolls-Royce-Hearse-/310293856422?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item483ef480a6 [/url]
How appropriate that [i]Ghost Motors[/i] are selling that Rolls 😉
My old man has done a spot of driving for a local company when they've been let down and he can confirm that once a week the cars get driven very spiritedly down the nearest bypass. Buy it!
A guy would turn up at Glentress in one quite often.
Are hearses exempt from tax/mot etc. ? Runs off to google it..
Needs a little work:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1959-Cadillac-Superior-Crown-Royale-Landau-Hearse-Ambulance-Combo-/230805129353?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35bd0ec889
Now [i]this[/i] is tasty:
http://www.hearse.com/vehicles/motorized/cadillac/1951/ss/combination/v001/pages/pa.html
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Doesn't quite have the caché of the '51 Caddy, but as a usefull, cheap to run vehicle with oodles of space, that knocks most estates into a cocked hat!
Dammit, I would [i]love[/i] that Cadillac, though... 😀