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(Message started by: Baz on Apr 7^th, 2010, 2:42am)

Title: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by Baz on Apr 7^th, 2010, 2:42am

This is a 1993 Granada Hearse but according to the write up (and similar to the limo which was talked about on the forum a few days ago) has been "updated" with Scorpio front end.... interesting!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-GRANADA-GHIA-AUTOMATIC-HEARSE-FROM-COLEMAN-MILNE_W0QQitemZ350335586261QQihZ022QQcategoryZ9844QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by lesterlad on Apr 7^th, 2010, 7:37am

Originally a 1993 Granada MKIII but with a MKII dashboard as well ???

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by gozz on Apr 7^th, 2010, 9:34am

Another weird beast eh Baz ! it looks like a Wilcox Eagle conversion similar to their Carlton and Senator hearses,whoever 'upgraded it' must have changed all the hubs over as well to take the 12 spokes.The door handles and mirrors give it's age away.
Rodders,the dashboard looks a late mark 3,the marks 2 and early three had slider controls for the heating.
I will speak to the hearse guru later and possibly find out more.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by Mike Holmes on Apr 7^th, 2010, 5:03pm

OMG, 40 bids! Now up to £1,550

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by lesterlad on Apr 7^th, 2010, 8:46pm

on 04/07/10 at 09:34:17, gozz wrote:

Rodders,the dashboard looks a late mark 3,the marks 2 and early three had slider controls for the heating.

Sorry, my mistake, I had not long climbed out of the sack and had blurry vision when I replied. (-_-)zzzzzzzz
I thought the speedo area looked squarish like the MK2 did.

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by gozz on Apr 7^th, 2010, 9:58pm

Oi Rodders,I ope yer not drivin the Emporium van in that state !! you might mistake a vehicle of the Leicestershire Constabulary for an antagonistic motorist !!
Mike Holmes.
That is a very cheap hearse to the uninitiated,Coleman Milne are trying to get rid of it because it's not one of their's,and don't rate it as a very viable vehicle,it would have come to them as a trade in and they will already have made their money.Don't forget that these are tools of the trade,not to be confused with Scorpio cars.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Apr 7^th, 2010, 11:15pm

Just the thing for transporting surfboards...seen it done down the West Country a few years back - an old Austin Princess hearse near Newquay and a Ford Zodiac hearse painted in 'Old English White' near Looe. Both obviously owned by surf shops.

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by Jonnycab on Apr 8^th, 2010, 3:24am

Barring transporting coffins, surfboards & large sheets of MDF, there probably isn't much else you could use it for...apart from maybe a compact & height restricted camper van ?....Bags underneath the woodwork & sleeping bags on top....Or vice-versa http://smilearchive.com/s/contrib/AoErat/awink.gif http://smilearchive.com/s/ups/kamikaze/smilie_vampire.gif

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by Tons_of_fun on Apr 8^th, 2010, 7:58am

I once knew of a Granada MK3 hearse which had had the side windows removed & sheet steel welded in it's place ! With all the coffin gubbins removed it made an excellent van for his valeting buisness :-)

Title: Re: Another one for Gozz to wonder at!
Post by gozz on Apr 8^th, 2010, 9:10am

I sold a Mk 1 hearse to my nephew in Newquay a few years ago,he fancied the idea of using it for his personal transport,he rang me when he got home and said that a hitch hiker who he picked up became quite concerned when the speedo reached 110 mph on the M5 !! In the end it had to go because his girlfriend's neighbours considered a petition to have it removed from outside their houses !!Presumably it would be OK to bring a hearse into the street if they happened to have died !!
GOZZ.