1953 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Corbillard

1953 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Corbillard in Monnaie de singe, Movie, 1966

Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
50sParis ◊ 2022-08-17 00:16
supcoach ◊ 2022-08-17 00:30	Converted hearse??
SeberHusky ◊ 2022-08-17 00:49	Is it a flower car maybe? These elaborate funeral coach builds you usually only see in japan. maybe an import?
Caboverlover ◊ 2022-08-17 00:52	Welcome Back SeberHusky -- Last edit: 2022-08-17 00:53:05
Animatronixx ◊ 2022-08-17 22:26	I swear... No, swearing is frowned upon. OK, here I come again: I'm pretty sure that one was made for the movie! French hearses of that time are... well, French, you know? And I don' think Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac is French enough in that respect. Looks like a Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 and an older van- or truck-based hearse from France had a baby. Referring to SeberHusky's comment: Japanese hearses, as well as various other Asian and some Neapolitan hearses, are often built that way with a 'temple' mounted to a car chassis (= combination of the old horse-drawn hearse styles with modern automobiles), but France also loved these over-the-top ceremonial style in earlier decades.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-08-17 22:38	The concept of making one’s final journey in a towed, broken-down hearse is quite close to the towed, broken-down way in which some of us live.