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Large engines in hearses...

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    #32
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    For motor tax purposes is a hearse only a hearse if owned by an undertaker? Or is it a large car if owned by a regular joe?


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    #33
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    For motor tax purposes is a hearse only a hearse if owned by an undertaker? Or is it a large car if owned by a regular joe?
    Id say it would be something like this alright.


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    #34
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    My final journey will probably be in this :D :

    109dustcart2.gif


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    #35
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Another oddball!!
    13.jpg


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    #36
    peasant
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    or no engine at all:

    th_muc38.jpg

    from here: http://www.leichenwagen.de/index.htm?bild26.htm


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    #37
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    The Japanese have some fairly mad looking hearses:

    JapaneseHearse.JPG

    (Well, this thread gone completely off on a mad tangent! :D)


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    #38
    Balfa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    Back on topic a little bit, anyone who said a hearse needs a 3 litre engine for the "torque" is talking nosense. The torque needed to roll along at walking pace, no matter how heavy the car, is next to zero. The whole cheap-automatic-large-engine-luxury-ghia argument is certainly relevant, though. The only considerable technical reason I could see is that it wouldn't have to downshift to climb an incline. It might not be in the procession's best interest to march along to "putt-putt-putt" then suddenly have it change to "brrrrrrm".


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    #39
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Well,as has been said it might be because of the ghia spec,but the last hearse i had a hand in scrapping,this one..
    Image669.jpg
    ...had crappy base model seats and it definatly wasnt ghia spec,though it was built by woodhall nichloson,which seemed to be an upmarket coachbuilding company.


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    #40
    10-10-20
    Registered Users Posts: 6,759 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    That plate is funny. Would be interesting inverted!


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    #41
    CtrlSource
    Registered Users Posts: 825 ✭✭✭CtrlSource


    carchaeologist wrote: »
    Hers some pics of various cars..
    Harold%20and%20Maude%20Jaguar%20XKE%20hearse.jpg
    Jag E-type..
    Motorcycle_Hearse.jpg
    Motorbike?

    the E-type must be for kids and those of shorter stature! ;)

    As for the motorbike sidecar hearse... is that for real?!


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    #42
    G Luxel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭G Luxel


    some hearse are so big, u could fit a car into them..:D

    Esoteric-Hearse.jpg


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    #43
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,432 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    CtrlSource wrote: »
    As for the motorbike sidecar hearse... is that for real?!
    At the risk of repeating myself from my post #29 in this thread ...

    http://www.motorcyclefunerals.com/

    They're very popular in the biking fraternity.


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    #44
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    10-10-20 wrote: »
    That plate is funny. Would be interesting inverted!
    Yes,i thought so too!!666 would be just too morbid!!


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    #45
    colm_mcm
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    It's a bit too far down the chain for 999!


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    #46
    crosstownk
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    carchaeologist wrote: »
    Something like this maybe....?
    citroen_hearse.jpg

    :D:D

    Ha ha! I like it!!
    Untitled Image




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    #47
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,915 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    How about a Die-undai?
    hyundaigenesishearse2sf0.jpg

    LOL, it might just do the trick


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    #48
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    crosstownk wrote: »
    :D:D

    Ha ha! I like it!!
    i thought you would get a kick out of that alright!!:D


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