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At a recent car show, my husband took Morgana ( our 59 ) to...he parked it with all the other Cadillacs. Many a comment was passed that everyone walked past all the other Cadillacs to see the hearse. The Cadi guys were all dumbfounded on how much attention the hearse got, but thankfully no bad feelings were generated from that, and no nasty comments passed either.
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Well the show went very well. Lots of positive feedback, lots of good people, lots of pictures taken by people. Only one old guy had anything negative to say, but hey, there is one in every crowd right. And a shout out to Alex and Becca, the only other hearse owners there.Comment
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I have been to a few car shows but I have never been told to leave or anything. I have had complaints but they go in one ear and out the other.
In fact I have been told:
"You are morbid"
"You are condemned to hell"
"You blah blah blah blah..."
And some other phrases from mentioning that I drive a hearse at my work. Not by the fellow employees but by the customers. In fact the employee’s kid with me that I am the only sane one and everyone else is crazy for not driving a hearse.
In fact their is a parking shortage at the university but whenever that I go to my hearse their is always a parking space on all three sides of my car but people are gripping that their are not enough parking spaces... I know of three... But I am glad that they do not park near me as to avoid any dents and scratches as students avoid waling near it for fear of the "evil spirits"...
I have been pulled over by the police in Richmond and asked to be searched. They searched for, im guessing drugs, a few minutes then asked if it was stolen. STOLEN! Um yes officer I stole this hears becuase... I had to get out my proff of insurance and then they checkd it and all was ok but asked to search and then if it was stolen... My dad later told me that I do not have to let them search but I just did what most people I guess would do is to let them search. I had my casket in the back so I guess I am a drug runner in a stolen hearse...Comment
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Believe it or not, hearses are used quite frequently for drug running. Who would pull one over? The cops will not be shy about it these days... You don't have to let them search it, but beware the "probable cause" bit. That's all it takes to impound it and wait days for a court order...Originally posted by JustCadaver View PostComment
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Be leary about oklahoma when it comes to that. When we voted to get rid of inspection we gave officers the right to pull us over and inspect our vehicles without probable cause. We gave them the power of a state auto inspectorComment
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Maybe ya'll should all move to AL! Haven't had a single negative reaction yet! Of course. I don't drive Judas every day, so I'm probably missing out, but when our truck was out of action for 3 weeks, we drove the hearse! Maybe it's just the area we live in.Comment
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I really haven't gotten any bad feedback on the car, mainly honks and waves and several pictures taken while sitting at gas stations ,only had a dumbass redneck flip me off while on my way out here but thats been the only negative thing so far. Driving this one definetely makes me want to get an old one though so people know right away that I drive it by choice and not making "deliveries"Comment
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We took ours to waffle house yesterday for breakfast and people were outside taking picures with it. Then we went to sams club and came out and people were taking pictures with it. Then people were asking me if they could make reservations for it.Comment
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I get that a lot to, that happened to me at Wal-Mart yesterday.
It's the car shows that we have problems with. There is a car show this weekend to raise money for breast cancer research & we were told no hearses or ambulances would be allowed on to the event grounds do to their morbidity. I'm sure our cars would bring in more people & raise more money, but it's their loss.Comment
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Event grounds? Does that include the parking lot? So even though you're not in the show, you're not allowed to drive you hearse, as a spectator?Comment
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I can kinda see their reason for it for this one...but cant for a general car show...
Originally posted by kaptinkaos View PostComment
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We as a club, along with the 13th Street Morgue Haunted House actually did a fund raiser Hearse Show and Haunt in March to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation in the memory of one of our club members who lost a child...
We have found that some of the most positive reactions we get at shows are from young guys (go figure) and little old ladies...Comment
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Well, they asked that no hearses show up even to the event as a spectator. I can understand why, but there is no need to tell me what I can or can't drive to what I want to go to. I drive a hearse as a daily driver, because of that I can't go to their car show? This is my issue. I have some friends who are entered in it, I would swing by to see them, but it's not worth the hassle anymore. Usually I'd do it to ruffle some feathers, but I don't want to waste my time, especially with the cost of fuel these days.
I did a fundraiser with the Prostate foundation, many men die from prostate cancerevery year but that didn't stop them from inviting us to the event & because of the 3 hearses & 1 ambulance, they made extra money. They even came up to us & asked us to come back next year because of the turn out to see the hearses. The coordinators of this looked past the fact the car is a hearse & looked at them as another custom car.
I am used to this, many charities don't want a hearse club to assist them. From my current club to my last club, no one ever permitted hearses at charity functions until the prostate awarness & research car show.Comment
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Education might help......
I've had all kinds off old cars growing up, and got my first hearse at 16.. a 1969 M&M landau.. it was NOT well received by a neighbor who promptly called the local police. As there were no laws against owning a registered and inspected hearse, which is after all, just another motor vehicle, the police informed the neighbor that there was nothing that they could do. Over the years, this neighbor caused me much grief, constantly complaning to the town hall about anything and everything. I eventually sold the '69 for college money and for years, was "hearseless". However, the neighbor complained about my near mint '67 Fleetwood, and my very threatening '51 Cadillac....who knew wide whitewalls could cause such a fuss.
Fast forward several years... I am now nearing the big "40" and I find myself with many old cars, and more hearses than any sane person should ever own. My hearses have always drawn compliments, although I am familiar with some peoples attitudes towards them. Usually people figure anyone who would own a hearse has to be fascinated by death, coverd with tatts or piercings, or dress in black. People do get thrown for a loop when they see me in my cars, mr. average joe. Most people hate or fear what they do not understand, and tend to stereotype, Truth be told, some of the most down to earth, intelligent people I have ever met have been the aforementioned tatts and piercings crowd. On the flip side, some of the most deranged individuals I have ever come across have been the uber clean cut, religious "my way or the highway" set.
Most people have never been in close proximity to a hearse, so they naturally fear them.. when I've met people like that, I usually make it a point to open the back door and show them the inside of the car and just how ornate it is. I had this happen with my 'white '79 S&S Victoria. A young woman was asking the usual questions about "arent you afraid to drive this, or have you ever seen spirits"? I opened the back door up and proceed to show her the interior, and the "angel of memory" sculptures that were added to my car by the funeral home that owned it. I told her that the angel of memory kept away all the bad spirts, to which her eyes got huge, then she burst out laughing. She thought it was funny, and as a result of that, brought her family over to see the car. None of them had ever bothered to look inside a hearse, and all admired the great detail that goes into a funeral car. They even asked if it was ok to sit in the back and take photos..
Sure there are idiots out there, but in most cases, its lack of exposure and education. I currently own 8 hearses, 5 of which are at my home. My neighbors, all elderly call on me for help when they need to move something and dont want to use a pick up truck. I honestly have had more negative reactions from them when they noticed a 3 year old Kia in my driveway.EdyComment
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Education might help......
I've had all kinds off old cars growing up, and got my first hearse at 16.. a 1969 M&M landau.. it was NOT well received by a neighbor who promptly called the local police. As there were no laws against owning a registered and inspected hearse, which is after all, just another motor vehicle, the police informed the neighbor that there was nothing that they could do. Over the years, this neighbor caused me much grief, constantly complaning to the town hall about anything and everything. I eventually sold the '69 for college money and for years, was "hearseless". However, the neighbor complained about my near mint '67 Fleetwood, and my very threatening '51 Cadillac....who knew wide whitewalls could cause such a fuss.
Fast forward several years... I am now nearing the big "40" and I find myself with many old cars, and more hearses than any sane person should ever own. My hearses have always drawn compliments, although I am familiar with some peoples attitudes towards them. Usually people figure anyone who would own a hearse has to be fascinated by death, coverd with tatts or piercings, or dress in black. People do get thrown for a loop when they see me in my cars, mr. average joe. Most people hate or fear what they do not understand, and tend to stereotype, Truth be told, some of the most down to earth, intelligent people I have ever met have been the aforementioned tatts and piercings crowd. On the flip side, some of the most deranged individuals I have ever come across have been the uber clean cut, religious "my way or the highway" set.
Most people have never been in close proximity to a hearse, so they naturally fear them.. when I've met people like that, I usually make it a point to open the back door and show them the inside of the car and just how ornate it is. I had this happen with my 'white '79 S&S Victoria. A young woman was asking the usual questions about "arent you afraid to drive this, or have you ever seen spirits"? I opened the back door up and proceed to show her the interior, and the "angel of memory" sculptures that were added to my car by the funeral home that owned it. I told her that the angel of memory kept away all the bad spirts, to which her eyes got huge, then she burst out laughing. She thought it was funny, and as a result of that, brought her family over to see the car. None of them had ever bothered to look inside a hearse, and all admired the great detail that goes into a funeral car. They even asked if it was ok to sit in the back and take photos..
Sure there are idiots out there, but in most cases, its lack of exposure and education. I currently own 8 hearses, 5 of which are at my home. My neighbors, all elderly call on me for help when they need to move something and dont want to use a pick up truck. I honestly have had more negative reactions from them when they noticed a 3 year old Kia in my driveway.EdyComment
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