BMW fanatic dies

Number Nine

Steve Marsh, who was affectionately called BMW Steve by those close to him, passed on last year at the age of 51. We don’t know if he specifically wanted this type of tombstone on his grave, but his family, after being granted permission by the local authorities, went out and imported a one-piece granite scale model headstone of a BMW M3 convertible, BMW Steve’s favorite car in the world. And just to make sure that the granite M3 has BMW Steve’s imprint on it, his family personally designed the car, including the customized silver-painted lights, a dashboard, BMW logos on the wheels, and even a personalized license plate bearing the name ’Steve 1’.

RIP

Danbo!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1273067/Car-lover-buried-ton-granite-carving---BMW.html

"The granite scale model, which had to be imported from the Far East, cost around £50,000 - almost as much as the real thing."

Pricey.

In keeping with his sense of humour, a joke parking ticket was placed under the windscreen wipers for the service.

Nice touch

Will ye all chip in for a ZT for mine :pac:

Guy:Incognito

The next step in gaudy "ethnic minority" headstones?

I can see it being used to keep kids quiet at other peoples funerals.

EPM

RoverJames wrote: »

Will ye all chip in for a ZT for mine :pac:

I'm sure 50c a man should cover it:p

homer90

Looks like the latest Avensis from the rear :eek:

I'm sure he won't mind at this stage....:pac:

Voodoomelon

Saw something similar before. I'd be buried in mine. :P

Max_Damage

The Mafia buried alot of people in cars, mainly in the boot at the bottom of the sea bed.

Voodoomelon

I'd plan on being dead before being buried in it.

pajero12

EPM wrote: »

I'm sure 50c a man should cover it:p

Think he wants a granite version, not a real one :P

spiggotpaddy

if you got one here someone would nick the alloys

El Guapo!

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Saw something similar before. I'd be buried in mine. :P

Like this...?

Per request, 90-year-old Lonnie Holloway was buried on Tuesday in the front seat of his 1973 Pontiac Catalina. The unusual service, which took place at Rock Hill Baptist Church in Saluda, South Carolina, also included Holloway’s hunting guns, placed in the trunk, and some extra cash – a $100 dollar bill placed in his pocket. Apparently this was the final wish of Holloway, who had died a week earlier on September 3.
Apparently Lonnie Holloway was known around town as the kind of guy to be “stylin’ and profilin’”, or at least according to his cousin Leila Dunn. Another cousin, Johnny McCloud, said, “He was a unique individual. He said when he died, he didn’t want to leave his guns here because somebody might take them and shoot somebody, so he took them with him.”
The pastor at the service had this to say: “This day will be burned in our memories for years and years to come because ‘us’ ain’t never seen nothing like this before.” The hundreds in attendance responded, “Amen.”
After Lonnie and his ‘73 Catalina had been buried, a concrete slab was put atop the grave site to keep looters away from the guns or the car.

http://www.manolith.com/2009/09/09/90-year-old-man-buried-in-car-stylin-and-profilin/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D6AXWVOWW4

Dionysus

Let's hope this doesn't set a precedent for those very competitive travellers in the graveyards of Ireland!

G Luxel

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10560

http://www.corvaircorsa.com/heaven.html

http://www.eastonareacorvetteclub.com/Articles/BuriedInVette.htm

Ali Babba

www.italiansupercars.blogspot.com/2007/08/woman-buried-in-ferrari.html

Ali Babba

Number Nine wrote: »

Steve Marsh, who was affectionately called BMW Steve by those close to him, passed on last year at the age of 51. We don’t know if he specifically wanted this type of tombstone on his grave, but his family, after being granted permission by the local authorities, went out and imported a one-piece granite scale model headstone of a BMW M3 convertible, BMW Steve’s favorite car in the world. And just to make sure that the granite M3 has BMW Steve’s imprint on it, his family personally designed the car, including the customized silver-painted lights, a dashboard, BMW logos on the wheels, and even a personalized license plate bearing the name ’Steve 1’.

RIP

It doesn't look a great scale model tbh.......the Merc limo in one of G Luxel's links looks a superior piece of work altogether.

Raskolnikov

I feel sorry for the poor bugger who is given a plot next to that eyesore.

Ali Babba

Dionysus wrote: »

Let's hope this doesn't set a precedent for those very competitive travellers in the graveyards of Ireland!

I can see a granite Transit van appearing at some cemetery soon......

jimmyw

RoverJames wrote: »

Will ye all chip in for a ZT for mine :pac:

Feck off you will have to do with some of these, its the recession you know:p

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/7/7b/Chav_metro.jpg

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/width/500//uploads/carimgs/28_1.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2136670492_026af963f3.jpg

*runs for the door*