Art & Inspiration Sitting and Rotting.............picture thread

The shorty hearse is an ambulance, not a hearse--haven't seen one on a Cadillac chassis but saw a '54 Packard "shorty" ambulance a few years ago. It had a single bucket seat for the driver, and the gurney had to roll all the way up to the dash, so the patient and ambulance driver could talk to each other! The Packard shorty ambulance I saw had been a military vehicle originally. Body by Henney.

 

Bedford.

 

Now here is a rare one. This is a 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 convertible. Originally, these had bucket seats, console, the Pontiac 8 lug rallye wheels, stiffer suspension and a 421 V8, which had a 4 barrel carb, but could be ordered with tri power! Less than 8,000 2+2's were produced in 1964, and that includes the 2 door hardtop models.

 

Back again,,,,,50% sure this is a American car!

 

40% on this,,,

 

Saw this in western Arkansas today.

Larry

 

Ohatche Alabama

 

????

 

That it's a US production, because he posted a lot of French cars without knowing.

 

Oh man, love this Ford...

 

Reminds me of my first car many years ago.........

 

Those old Hearses are worth some good money these days. I use to wholesale cars at auction, one day I sold all my cars and needed a ride home. Just happened to be a Hearse crossing the block at the end of the day, so what doI do? I raise my hand. Since no one else would bid on it, I bought it. It was cheap, less than a grand. Way to new for the Hamb though. The wife wasn't happy. I drove that Hearse for a few months until it got hot out. The Caddy Hearse had AC delete, radio delete, and it was triple black. Because it was built on a 4 door chassis, the door windows were small, and the only windows that would roll down. It got really hot inside. I had a lot of fun with that Hearse. I took it back to the auction and sold it for a profit.

 

Dale County Alabama

 

Why would a hearse have AC delete? Kind of goes against its cargo manifest....

 

Near Lolo Pass, MT.

 

A wonder that this Model A Coupe is still there. Don,t they have scrub fires in Alabama ?

 

where you're going it's going to be plenty hot!!--it's prepping you!

 

I agree. I wouldn't want the cargo getting hot.

 

Saw this article on Hagerty, beautiful pictures....sad end to the cars, but sadder story.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/autom...-sober-history-of-the-badlands-bombing-range/

 

More from Badlands bombing range. https://www.nebraskaaircrash.com/bombingrange/badlands.html

 

Owner told me it's a 1938 Buick; probably more sitting than rotting.

 

Looks like 1932 Ford does'nt it.

 

Nah,,,way to flat/straight rails,must be older.

 

It,s a bitsa. Model A frame and '32 Ford bumper and tank.