a project for Mike
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:01 pm
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a project for Mike
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Re: a project for Mike
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:16 pm
So, you're going to laugh. But, this car has a really cool history.
In some ways, it's like the Snorkelstang of the ProCar circuits.
This is a 1947 Buick, and the coachwork was done in Greece (where these pictures are from) by a small coachbuilder called HerculeS. There had been alot of speculation about this car, and for a while it was believed to have been a FLXBLE. FLXBLE got into hearses late in the game, but was known here in the US for building passenger buses - the windows in this hearse were reminiscent of those buses.
Best news of all though, is that these pictures surfaced when the car was being rescued. It was pulled from the field in Greece and now is back on the road. Still looking ratty, but it's a running driving car.
It has changed hands twice already, but hopefully it's owner respects it for what it is and what it was built for.
If I were actually able to buy a hearse right now...
THIS would be it.
In some ways, it's like the Snorkelstang of the ProCar circuits.
This is a 1947 Buick, and the coachwork was done in Greece (where these pictures are from) by a small coachbuilder called HerculeS. There had been alot of speculation about this car, and for a while it was believed to have been a FLXBLE. FLXBLE got into hearses late in the game, but was known here in the US for building passenger buses - the windows in this hearse were reminiscent of those buses.
Best news of all though, is that these pictures surfaced when the car was being rescued. It was pulled from the field in Greece and now is back on the road. Still looking ratty, but it's a running driving car.
It has changed hands twice already, but hopefully it's owner respects it for what it is and what it was built for.
If I were actually able to buy a hearse right now...
THIS would be it.