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Would You Be Caught Dead in A Hurse?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Southfork, Feb 20, 2005.

  1. Nads
    Joined: Mar 5, 2001
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    I hate hearses, even get torqued when people think my '60 wagon's a hearse.
    They're ugly, but I guess they're kinda useful too, I'd never own one though.
     
  2. demonspeed
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    I've always wanted to build a hot rod hearse. I think if i did it i'd build a cadillac from the 70's instead of a 50's poncho but thats just me. I say go for it though. It's cool and different and the only bad things I've heard of are that they use a lot of gas and they're slow but you could probably make it fast pretty easily and screw gas mileage it's a hot rod.
     
  3. thekid54
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  4. monsterflake
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    "Warriors, come out to pla-yaay..."
     
  5. Smokin Joe
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    I remember Little John had one back in high school. His dad was the beer distributer in this area. Little John used to tap 3 kegs in his hearse and sell beer for 25 cents a glass. You provide the glass. Worked out great till his dad caught him stealing the beer.:D

    Have you seen the goth's monster hearse Jack? They take it to the truckstop every once in a while.
     
  6. manyolcars
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    You dont have to 'get' a dictionary. Your computer has a dictionary. You can go to dictionary.com
     
  7. leadsled1953
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    it would make a kool ride.of course i did see a picture that someone had posted on one of those ghosts sites.he had taken a pic of a hearse he had picked up.when he developed it there was a person sitting shotgun.some old guy kinda transparent...shades of the twilight zone
     
  8. which link was that picture at leadsled1953?
     
  9. leadsled1953
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  10. leadsled1953
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  11. merc-o-madness
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    Omg The Tree Ghost!!!
     
  12. leadsled01
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    Go for it!! I have a 50 ply wagon, at halloween I wear a mask and take my kids trick or treating in it. I write RIP, DOA and all the other halloween shit on itand everybody gives me thumbs-up and takes pictures. My kids love it.I'm looking for a cheap casket that will stick out the back alittle.
     
  13. airkooled
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    I don't remember it that well. But I guess maybe the green frame does ring a bell. I had heard it belonged to a shop down John R. I never get to that area. I think I've only seen it at Dream Cruise, parked somewhere south of the Lotus etc. dealer. Sounds like the guy must drive it a lot. Sure would make a scene running errands.
     
  14. Kev Nemo
    Joined: Aug 7, 2004
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    A hearse was the first car I wanted. I found one when I was 16 for 800 bucks (60's Caddy). My parents are like "You don't want that" So they suprised me by buying me a 85 Hyundai Excel. At that point, I wanted the hearse more than ever-mainly for it's body carrying capacity!
     
  15. BIG PORT JIMMY 6
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    I dont know how I missed this the first time around. In the mid nineties I was working for the Caddy dealer in town as a a service tech. One of the funeral homes in town bought a used late eighties hearse from out of state. It must have been from the rust belt it was awful underneath. This thing had the caddy formal car rear air supplemental suspension and it would just jack up for no apparent reason. That was real disturbing as it happened in several funeral processions. Another tech was supposed o have fixed this twice but no luck. I got it back and had been checking it out for a couple of days, and finnally found some hinky wiring leading to the height sensor. I tell you all this as the set up. I had put it back together at about 11:30. It was pay day and I was under strict instruction not to let the Hearse go until I was damn sure It was fixed. I washed up and went to lunch in the hearse. I had no prob at the Bank. But I went through the drive thru at Mickey Dees. I noticed I was getting some looks from some folks, but hadnt give it a second thought. When I made the corner on the DT the little girl working the window screamed ran and wouldnt come back. On second thought my order of two Quarter Pounder Combos may have lead her to believe that somebody was in back. I still cant go through that Drive Thru without smiling. Jay
     
  16. CadillacKid
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    That rules! I've recently found a '67 Cadillac hearse with 70,000 original for $400 and I've been thinking about it....

    I'd really like to find a '59 tho...:D
     

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  17. Beemer
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    I had a '68 Caddy ambulance that I used as a tailgating car. Fun to drive, even if it was 22 feet long. It was a PARTY wagon!
     

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  18. Bigcheese327
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    A lot of people specifically seek out hearses. Some of them seem to be a bit "off" however. I could definitely see a Pontiac hearse turned into sort of an easy-to-maneuver motor home for traveling, however. Personally, though, I'd make sure to paint it a non-hearsey color. Maybe silver like an Airstream?

    I don't think the dead people probably get real hung up about where they're buried or how they got there (assuming they weren't buried in the woods and carried there in the trunk of a car cut into pieces or something). Just think of it as a real specialized sedan delivery (which Pontiac did build in that era, so maybe it's really one of those?). Consider even painting a fake business name on the side - groceries, speed parts, flowers, just not dead people, that's hokey.
     
  19. I need to get it in gear on the '39 so the Brethren and Sisters can go out in style.
    Anyone that wants a ride up front before it's time is more than welcome.
     
  20. Not me I'm going out in a blaze of glory. Won't need a hurse, just a baggy.

    Now on the other hand I would be caught alive in a hurse, and have been on more than one occaision.
     

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