jfk death ride

they are auctioning off the hearse that carried jfk .want a caddy?

yet creepy at the same time. Good luck with the sale, I always wanted a hearse.

yeah mike creepy yes ,i had a friend who drove a hearse ,,not too many wanted to ride in it ,,,Go figure,,thought this was a sight to see ,,before someone gets it,, and it never sees daylight again.hell if was mine .. I,d drive it,, till it rots...they should give it to Smithstonian , put in that history area with all the planes and shit,

It never sells. The lady that owns it wants way too fucking much. On a similar note, if you ever see someone advertising the Elvis hearse for sale (Supposedly the hearse that carried Elvis's body to the grave), it's a scam.

Here's the story:

My name is Chuck Houston, President of Houston Brothers, Inc., a funeral car dealer in Marietta, GA. Around 1984, I was the last person to drive the hearse that carried Elvis to his grave. Our Company, then known as Crain S&S Sales which my father owned, bought, sold, leased and traded cars with SCI. He did so for many years. He originally sold the car new to SCI. We came back into possession of Elvis's hearse when Memphis FH updated their rolling stock.

We were loaning the hearse to a funeral home in South Florida until their new vehicle was ready for delivery. My father was reluctant to loan the car out. He wanted to hang on to it, the only car he ever wanted keep in 50 years of business. The funeral home in Florida was one of his biggest customers and needed a white/white loaner desperately. Elvis's hearse happened to be the only white hearse on the lot. Another employee and myself, both of us about 21 at the time (we were going to drop off the car and then spend a few days of spring break in Ft. Lauderdale) took off toward Miami on I-75 around 7:00 pm. Around 10:00 we ran out of gas just north of Valdosta, GA. What was odd is that a tank of gas in those days would carry you from Marietta, GA to the Live Oak exit in Florida with gas left in the tank. That was based on the many, many cars my friend and I delivered to the south Florida area in the early 80's. Therefore we never checked the gas gauge until we were in the vicinity of Live Oak.

After running out of gas, we walked about two miles to the next exit, bought a can and some gas and started back up the north bound return ramp toward Elvis's hearse. Before reaching the highway a Lowndes County Sherriff stopped us, asked where we were going and called us a cab. We got her going again and headed for the gas station to fill her up. Heading south again, we were on our way. Just as the weigh station (the last one on southbound 75) came into sight the engine cut off. I dropped her into neutral while travelling around 65 mph and turned the ignition. When I did, fire shot out from under the hood on both sides. I eased her to the shoulder next to the weigh station return ramp and my friend and I jumped from the hearse as the fire engulfed the front end of the hearse.

My friend and I met at the rear of the car and realized all of our possessions were in the rear of the hearse and the doors were locked. We couldn't get back in the front to retrieve the keys due to the fire having already spread. A truck driver appeared with a fire extinguisher but it was too late. Neither of us wanted to get close for fear the hearse would blow up. So there we stood and watched as Elvis's hearse went up in flames. A fire truck finally arrived and all they could save was the rear quarter panels, the rear door and bumper. Twin Lakes Towing picked the hearse up around 2:00 am and carried it to their lot. The D.O.T. Enforcement Officer carried us to the Ramada Inn.

The next morning we caught a cab over to Twin Lakes Towing and waited for our wrecker to show up from Marietta. While waiting at the towing co. all I could think was that I burned up Elvis's hearse and my dad was going to kill me. The remains sat on our back lot (Hwy. 41 / Cobb Pkwy) until 1989 when it was finaly put through a car crusher and hauled off. My friend and I sat there and watched as it was crushed. Other than the VIN, the hearse was identifiable by the number on the lower right hand side of the rear window. I can't remember the number at the moment but I want to say seven. The number is visible on some of the footage of Elvis's funeral. There is one scene where the hearse is turning left when it is plainly visible. The number sticker was still on the vehicle the day it was crushed. Out of the thousands of hearses my father has sold over the years, this one was special. We always say that Elvis didn't want his hearse to end up in south Florida. If you have any more questions, you can contact me at cdcemv@mindspring.com

I thought it was the Navy Ambulance? It was a Pontiac and it was a fake.

Which one Jim?

http://jalopnik.com/5739333/presiden...ance-is-a-fake
This one

Originally Posted by jimthefred

http://jalopnik.com/5739333/presiden...ance-is-a-fake
This one

Jim, the Caddy is the funeral procession hearse, the Pontiac was the ambulance that carried him for his autopsy.

Originally Posted by Hooligan80

Jim, the Caddy is the funeral procession hearse, the Pontiac was the ambulance that carried him for his autopsy.

It had just went up on the block and i didnt hear about the Caddy.I assumed,and you know what happens when you do that

I used to own a hearse. Fun car and got a lot of attention. Funny thing to me is how many people are creeped out by them and ask if they're haunted. Hearses wouldn't be haunted, but a combo (Hearse/Ambulance combo) are the ones you have to worry about, and they should creep you out.

Some of the surfers in SoCal used to use them back in the day to carry their longboards. I always wondered if they
were good for dates....

This one was mine...


This one belonged to a good friend of mine until he sold it. We recently found it again and it's in really bad condition..


And this one belongs to George Barris's son Brett Barris:


This one belongs to my friend's good friend Rock and was in the Guinness World Record's 2000 edition as the world's fastest hearse:

Those are some rad hearses. I love how the world's fastest hearse just looks like it bled out all over the driveway. Awesome. There's actually a 67-69 Tempest hearse by where I grew up. I've only seen it out once and it was the first time I ever saw a car with a full blown Blue Megaflake paintjob.

Once when I was younger, I worked at a grocery store where I bagged and carried out groceries. This guy came in once and bought like 8 40's of Miller Lite....I asked him where his car was parked and he was like "The grey suburban?" I carried out his groceries and wen to put them in the back and sure enough there was a body on a stretcher covered tightly in a white sheet. Closed the door and realized that it had a small decal above the driver side door handle that said "Laeson Funeral Home." Dude gave me a 3 dollar tip and said "Shhhh. Keep that under yer hat." and chuckled.