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Dave Sherburne NY
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Pontiac
Anonymous-0
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could be ,, but most pontiacs of that era had portals ovals in the front fenders ,i think it is olds or buick ,judging from the gm style tailites ,BUT ,could be packard ,even looks like it is printed in front of door,,.let us know
Anonymous-0
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Looks like Packard hub caps.
casecollectorsc
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Packard
bobs old iron
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old and black,,,lol,,,buick
retired farmer
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Looks like there are vertical recessed handles, appears to be the old suicide doors.
ShadetreeRet
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As ericlb said, the trim, hubcaps and tail light trim all say, "Packard". I can't believe someone is still using one of those things! I mean, nothing wrong with that, but just the age of it. Wonder how many miles it has on it? Thanks for posting that.
Henny-Packard, my dad had a Packard Convertible of the
same series when He and Mom got married. As for still in
use, some folks, especially those into old hearses or
other commercial cars will often request one of their own
cars or the car of a friend be used at their service.
Friend of ours was a breeder of Belgian Horses, he was
killed in an traffic accident (bringing a load of horses
back from State Fair). Once the funeral procession was
clear of the city limits it stopped and his remains were
loaded onto a horse drawn Hearse pulled by his horses, it
then it proceeded to the township cemetery. Far as I know
that was the last EL-Jo hitch, I thought it was fitting.
same series when He and Mom got married. As for still in
use, some folks, especially those into old hearses or
other commercial cars will often request one of their own
cars or the car of a friend be used at their service.
Friend of ours was a breeder of Belgian Horses, he was
killed in an traffic accident (bringing a load of horses
back from State Fair). Once the funeral procession was
clear of the city limits it stopped and his remains were
loaded onto a horse drawn Hearse pulled by his horses, it
then it proceeded to the township cemetery. Far as I know
that was the last EL-Jo hitch, I thought it was fitting.
Walt Davies
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When I was a lot younger I owned a 1948 Pachard it was a
great car. Road smooth as any car I ever road in. You could
turn the wheel from side to side with one hand setting still just
though it had power steering.
Walt
great car. Road smooth as any car I ever road in. You could
turn the wheel from side to side with one hand setting still just
though it had power steering.
Walt
Fergienewbee
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They used a 1953 Packard hearse at my Dad's funeral a few weeks ago. It was very cool! My nephew got to drive it as the director had to be somewhere else to pick up a body. Newphew said it drove like a tank--all manual steering.
Larry
Larry
Ultradog MN
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Definately a Packard.
I spent a bunch of time working on (and once in a rare while driving) a 53 Carribean convertable.
I spent a bunch of time working on (and once in a rare while driving) a 53 Carribean convertable.
One of our neighbor's had a funeral home and when he sold the business he kept the Packard hearse and made it into a truck I think it was made in 1933. Packard made those engines used in the PT boats during WW2. I think they were 1600hp and used aviation gas. Each boat had 3 engines. Hal
Tom in TN
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Some years ago I worked with two guys in Atlanta who had a side business of providing limousines for weddings, graduations, Bar Mitzvehs, etc. The had an old Packard and I think that their second one was a Cadillac..
Both of the cars were 50's vintage cars, but they had been completely renovated with modern engines and suspension. The interiors had been restored and they had been painted beautifully. The looked original on the outside, but under the hood, they were modern.
I don't know if the guys ever actually recovered their investment, but it sure was a cool side business.
Tom in TN
Both of the cars were 50's vintage cars, but they had been completely renovated with modern engines and suspension. The interiors had been restored and they had been painted beautifully. The looked original on the outside, but under the hood, they were modern.
I don't know if the guys ever actually recovered their investment, but it sure was a cool side business.
Tom in TN
bradley martin
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I don't imagine that a hearse, even of that vintage, would have many miles on it, relatively speaking. It is not something many would use for any other purpose!! It would likely be a real "undertaking" (pardon the pun) to find replacement parts, though!!
My friend passed last summer. They found a note in his papers that He wanted his last ride behind the Model A.
So we hooked a trailer behind the John Deere, Draped a black tarp over the trailer, set His Casket on top. His Son drove the rig, Pall Bearers walking behind, motorcade following, to his final resting place.
P.S. No photo, I don"t have family"s permission.
So we hooked a trailer behind the John Deere, Draped a black tarp over the trailer, set His Casket on top. His Son drove the rig, Pall Bearers walking behind, motorcade following, to his final resting place.
P.S. No photo, I don"t have family"s permission.
paul in mo
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I googled it and its a 1954 packard/henney,
1954 PACKARD HENNEY "NU-3-WAY" SIDE LOADER HEARSE
www.classicdreamcars.com/54PackardHEARSE.html
1954 PACKARD HENNEY "NU-3-WAY" SIDE LOADER HEARSE
www.classicdreamcars.com/54PackardHEARSE.html
Packard but it was Buick that had the porth, notoles Pontiac. First car of mine was a 48 Buick and Dad had a 50 Buick, before that a 47 Packard. Grandpa had a 48 Olds 98. My second car was a 49 Cadilac. The 48 Olds 98, 48 & 49 Cadilac and 49 Buick Roadmaster bodies were stamped on the same press, you could put the fenders and hoods from any one on any other one of them.
You guys all pretty much nailed it.
It's a Henney hearse built on a Packard.
I was unsure of the year, but after doing some digging I agree with Eric.
Trim and everything looks like a '53.
Online history says Mr. Henney built them to load a casket through the side
as being backed to the curb and loaded through the rear was undignified.
It had the funeral company's name on the window, so I assume they still
use it, at least when requested.
I didn't get close enough to see mileage, might not be actual mileage anyway.
It's a Henney hearse built on a Packard.
I was unsure of the year, but after doing some digging I agree with Eric.
Trim and everything looks like a '53.
Online history says Mr. Henney built them to load a casket through the side
as being backed to the curb and loaded through the rear was undignified.
It had the funeral company's name on the window, so I assume they still
use it, at least when requested.
I didn't get close enough to see mileage, might not be actual mileage anyway.
actually drove this Packard hearse, as a teenager. If I had known then what I know now, I would have never let it sit there & rot away for 50+ years! Beautiful, ever so soft crimson interior material & smooth inline 8. Last vehicle to remain in Dad's old junkyard in 2001.
Mark - IN.
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That's pretty cool. The part about the fella being loaded into/onto a horse drawn hearse pulled by his team.
I have a customer that I do telephone repairs for that has several funeral homes spread all over, about seven or so. He has a couple of mint horse drawn hearses that he uses in parades. Quite a fella. He also has an unbelievable tractor collection, in that his funeral homes are in rural farm communities. I'm not sure under what conditions he aquires them, but can imagine that perhaps there might be some bartering going on. One of the neatest things is that during the Christmas Holidays, they take one of his many tractors, a Farmall H, and pull it to one of the funeral homes, park it out front, and decorate it a little. Thing is, they pull it from miles away behind a van or pickup in the wee hours of the morning, free wheeling in nuetral, and one of the fellas that does it told me that they hit speeds up to 40MPH. I laughed and pointed out that at 40MPH on a NF Farmall H, free wheeling, not a safe thing to do, like my telling them, most of whom are retired farmers, but on the brighter side, if they screw up real bad, if you know what I mean, they were already headed to the right place, a funeral home to begin with.
Mark
I have a customer that I do telephone repairs for that has several funeral homes spread all over, about seven or so. He has a couple of mint horse drawn hearses that he uses in parades. Quite a fella. He also has an unbelievable tractor collection, in that his funeral homes are in rural farm communities. I'm not sure under what conditions he aquires them, but can imagine that perhaps there might be some bartering going on. One of the neatest things is that during the Christmas Holidays, they take one of his many tractors, a Farmall H, and pull it to one of the funeral homes, park it out front, and decorate it a little. Thing is, they pull it from miles away behind a van or pickup in the wee hours of the morning, free wheeling in nuetral, and one of the fellas that does it told me that they hit speeds up to 40MPH. I laughed and pointed out that at 40MPH on a NF Farmall H, free wheeling, not a safe thing to do, like my telling them, most of whom are retired farmers, but on the brighter side, if they screw up real bad, if you know what I mean, they were already headed to the right place, a funeral home to begin with.
Mark
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