Since we have had a few hearses on here over the last few weeks, I thought I would keep up the trend. Besides I think it’s sort of justified, after all, you can argue that they are commercial vehicles. Well they carry boxes anyway.
58 Superior Pontiac Criterion ambulance in Nevada.
1953 Pontiac combination
Some sad bastard thought this looked like the Ghost Busters ambulance (which was of course a 1959 Miller-Meteor Cadillac Futura, and not a ’66 Olds 98.
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1960 Superior Pontiac in Tonopah, Nevada
Horse drawn hearse in Virginia City, Nevada.
Oldsmobile somewhere in Nebraska
This superior Cadillac was built for the US military.
This Caddy was found in southern Oklahoma.
A rare Henney-Packard hearse, in Junktown USA (aka French Lake Auto Parts)
1961 Buick Flxible Flxette limousine funeral coach.
This Caddilac was found in sun-drenched Arizona – but you wouldn’t think it to see the rust.
A Miller-Meteor-built Cadillac Classic Ambulance. As you can see, they were built well.
It looks like another Henney-Packard hearse to me.
Caddy hearse and matching mourners car. It’s common practice for the desert states to go for light colours (to reflect the heat and stop the bodies from smelling), although this picture was taken in Illinois.
This 53 Henney Packard was found near Pratt, Kansas.
And if you want more info on any of these hearses – or indeed are weird enough to want to see more pictures of abandoned American cars – then please take a look at my book Roadside Relics.