Hearses

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Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

I have yet to process my recent south-east Asia vehicles systematically. As I returned from a morning photographing river & lake ferries, I was passed by a lengthy funeral procession. I don't know if the deceased had been a teacher, but the procession was headed and tailed by squads of schoolchildren.
Tradition has been modernised a little. The vehicle was hauled/pushed by human power, but was riding on pneumatic tyres.

Siem Reap (Cambodia): A Buddhist funeral procession. Sun.15.7.12. (Roderick Smith)

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

are you sure the deceased was actually gone to god? I recon it might have been someones mother in law, there was enough fellas holding the lid down!

All rubbish aside, when I worked in Malaysia, one of the older laborers father (65ish) past away, the funeral was a real celebration and very respectful.

The laborer then became the patriarc (head) of the family as the oldest male.

Without offending anyone which apparently is quite easy
Why is a Hearse the only car that everyone is dying to have a ride in ?

Haz Salooon Car Browny been think n again

Last time U did th@ U got yanked

RE: ride n in Hearse
all eye can say:

U gotta B stiff
a dead beat
a lost coause
a Quittr




Cya
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Swishy

Mate is that your wish for your last ride.

Trevor

I have just returned from a month in USA, travelling over steam tourist railways, mainline railways, urban trams & buses, and visiting museums.

One impressive museum is Forney Museum of Transportation, close to downtown Denver (Colorado). It is reachable by bus, and is adjacent to a major ice-hockey stadium. It has been assembled from several collections, and has an extensive motor-vehicle display, and extensive motorcycle display, and some railway, tram, aviation and horse equipment. It also has many outfits from Mrs Forney's historic-costume collection.
See: <www.forneymuseum.org>
Most of the vehicles were private, not commercial.
Here is a 1937 Packard hearse.

121027Sa-P1030604-DenverForneyMuseum-hearse-1937Packard-RSmith

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Hi Rod, here's some pics of two of these hearse's you might be interested in that I found on the internet. I do have A few other pics of valiant hearses if you are interested,-note;these are pics I "found", I do not know who the owners are.

QUOTE-Chrysler Valiant VG two-door hardtop hearse, one of only three made.
Chrysler in USA drew plans for an A-body two-door station wagon.
Chrysler Australia , received the plans, but didn't explore the concept any further, as the VF/VG ran for only 2 years.
A coach builder obtained the plans, and made three vehicles, to be used as a children's hearse.
All the body panels (apart from the tailgate) were from other Chrysler models and were ordered from the factory direct.
1967-69 Dodge Dart body (from windscreen to tail lights).
The roof was taken from a conventional Australian four-door station wagon.
The C pillar was an Australian Chrylser Valiant sedan's one.
Engine 245 hemi 2bbl; auto transmission.
Mag wheels: ROH Hustlers, with NOS Cheviot caps.
RIP-000 numberplates came with the vehicle.






Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor
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ALSO-MOPAR is short for MOtor PArts, used by Chrysler spare parts division since the early '30s.

Cheers Bruce.

Interesting that those two hearses had different side windows. I remember the silver one in photo 2 was owned by Burdekin funerals in Ayr, later owned by a budget funeral mob in Townsville (might have been Fitzgeralds?) a beautiful car in its day.

They would certainly be collectors items now. Quite stylish looking jiggers. Interesting number plate on the second hearse too. My young bloke has always had a hankering to own a hearse. Thankfully he has'nt bought one as yet. Cheers Tim