Funeral Information Funeral Cars & Hearses
Funeral Cars and Hearses
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A hearse or a funeral car is the type of vehicle used to take a body to the burial site or church.
In the old days the body would have been placed in a cart and pulled by a horse. In 1909 vehicles with engines were used to carry the coffins. The idea quickly caught on. Since then it has been the practice to change a normal car into a hearse where the front end remains like a car while the rear is made to fit the coffin.
All around the world hearses change, some use big cars such as limousines and others like Japan convert the whole car to resemble a Buddhist temple.
Most cars have to been altered to carry the extra weight, they are lengthened and lowered so it is easy to load and unload the body.
More recently some motor cycle enthusiasts have designed a type of side car that is able to carry a coffin. This new modern and innovative idea is gaining popularity and is a great way to show up at a funeral!
Hearses are now a very popular collector's item and many people around the world are keen on getting their hands on retired hearses of all shapes and sizes. Even the famous singer Neil Young is an enthusiast. It may sound morbid but the cars used as hearses are sometimes very old and beautiful cars but also they have more of a history behind them. Some may have carried heroes, some may have carried famous villains, it all adds to the mystique.
When it comes to ordering a funeral car the best thing is to just look online for the nearest company, usually the funeral parlor will give you information or they will automatically provide you with a car. But it's a good idea to have a look at your local companies now and you could add their details to lastwishbook.com profile, then when your gone friends and family can log on to your account and get access to all this useful information. It simply takes the hassle away from them when they are stressing out and have so much to organize.
Some people often hire extra vehicles to travel behind the hearse on the way to the funeral - you can get anything from a limo to a horse and carriage. Here are some useful websites that offer hearse and limo hire within the UK. (there is even a site that offers a VW Beatle to carry you to the pearly gates!)
- www.limobroker.co.uk
- www.volkswagenfunerals.co.uk
- www.lux-limo.co.uk
- www.hotfroguk.co.uk
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