Mercedes-Benz Hearse Dottridge Brothers [W115]

Mercedes-Benz Hearse [W115] in Akenfield, Movie, 1974

Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: — Built in:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
rpcm ◊ 2013-06-24 17:58	I think it makes more sense to call it Funeral Coach instead of the German term. Although it could appear to be a double front bumper, a closer look reveals it's just the front valance chrome trim of pre-1974MY front end.
dsl ◊ 2013-06-24 18:11	Factory conversion or specialist? Could it be a Crayford model?
antp ◊ 2013-06-24 18:12	We have most of these listed as "Bestattungswagen" though. I think we decided to use "Hearse" for UK and "Funeral Coach" for USA. So I'll rename the three "Funeral Coach" to go with the five "Hearse".
Ingo ◊ 2013-06-24 18:28	The style looks indeed Crayford-ish. It's not one of the common German conversions. So "built in GB" would be fine.
Sandie ◊ 2018-09-14 21:07	/vehicle.php?id=28139 /vehicle.php?id=1181305