1951 Cadillac Series 75 Superior Hearse
This next car comes as a tip from Tony who writes: This will get you noticed at the local campground. That might be true, but I’d like to ask the following; is that good or bad? Do you really want to be noticed when you are “camping”? Would you put a mattress in the back of this beast and call it a camper? Find this 1951 Cadillac Series 75 Superior Hearse offered for $11,500 in Nashville, TN via craigslist.
From the seller:
1951 cadillac hearse
condition: fair
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 64000
paint color: blue
size: full-size
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: wagon
51 Cadillac Superior Hearse. Been stored for over 20 years. Original 331 V8. 64,000 miles. Runs great. Has new cam and lifters and timing chain. Has a 55 Cad four barrel manifold with Edelbrock carb. Also have original 2 barrel. Three speed standard transmission column shift. Good clutch, new tires on Chevy pickup rally wheels. Reupholstered seat. Clean interior. Straight body. Rusted floor has been repaired. Not much body rust. Great patina.
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I wouldnt be seen dead in this car.
No, really. Let’s take it away from the death-trap and turn it into a life-affirming experience.
How about a woodie? Would totally transform the outside. Put a couple long boards on top, and make the interior fun (…sit down bar? …lounging bed? …. surf board storage?). I’m sure a creative soul could come up with something rad.
Oooh, wait. LOUNGE CHAIRS for sunbathing. Right? Get metal ones you can snap in and out. Put in a TV and play Blue Hawaii on a loop.
Or make the entire back full of subwoofers and an amazing sound system, and become a mobile beach DJ! Imagine the parties…
So many cool things you could do with this.
-Stan (who never plans to ride in a hearse, unless it’s going to the beach… ❤️ )
All great ideas, Stan.
One could also start reading about the occult, including ancient Mesopotamian and/or Sumerian gods & interdimensional beings, rent an old fire house, develop some high-power density wearable particle accelerators, and give this thing a red & white paint job to match…
“I’ll tell you something, baby, that’s a fact.
Never see a hearse with a luggage rack.”
(from the song “Can’t Take It With You” by Social Distortion)
Well, apparently you *can* take it with you. I would daily drive this beast in a heartbeat. And I would ride in it without a heartbeat. Either way, I’d put some luggage on that rack just for kicks. This thing needs to be in my driveway. Dead serious.