Another great vid Kari. I recall President Reagan's long trip to his library. The hearse always represents those final moments and giving dignity to those on their final trip. Keep up the good work.
You have got to go to the national funeral history museum in Houston, TX. It has a massive amount of coaches from around the world on top of many other things. You will love it.
Thank you so much for sharing Kari :) It's clear to see that you are passionate about what you do. The many videos that you have taken the time and effort to post here on youtube, are a testament of that. For whatever it is worth to you, I hope that when my time comes, that I will have a funeral director that displays the same kindness, and compassion, for grieving families that you do. Much love to you from North Carolina 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
@@KaritheMortician .... My pleasure Kari, I found your channel when my mom was admitted to hospice a couple of years ago. It was such a terrible sad time in my life. Through watching your videos, I felt an amazing sense of comfort, that sure say`s a lot about you Kari. You are one in a million, and it's my hope that you will always remember that :)
I can remember when hearses were used as ambulances too. I grew up in the country and when someone seen a hearse go by their house they would wait for it to come back by. They would watch to see if the curtains were pull or open on the windows. If closed and they didnt have the light on top turned on the person was deceased. I still remember one coming to pick my grandfather up on Dec 16 1966 like it was yesterday. That brought back memory of that when you mentioned they were used for ambulances also. Ty for sharing . I love all your chats. I usually miss the live chats. But enjoy going back and watching them later.
In the hobby, the coachbuilder is typically given first when you are naming a Coach - for example, a “1959 Miller-Meteor Cadillac Ambulance” in Ghostbusters.
They're beautiful vehicles, indeed. The one at our funeral home is a solid white 2004 Cadillac "eureka", black leather interior and only 21,000 miles. It rarely goes "out" because we have our own cemetery surrounding the building. I'd love to drive one of those really old ones sometime! Enjoyable vid, as always!
We're in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Our funeral home was privately owned when established, but now, is owned by SCI. We have about 53 acres currently and have done many "walking processions" using only the church truck. I'm quite astonished that you can't have both in Michigan, that's mind blowing!
That is certainly astonishing, maybe a state regulation? I agree, also, that the old school of walking to the cemetery is awesome! Always looking forward to new vids!
Hi Kari I was quite surprised when the only hearse I liked was the horses drawen one. They have a car hearse in a funeral home near quite near me that I liked it looked vintage x
I sought & bought a 66 cad S&S superior hearse with removable covers with landau irons, black top grey bottom in the 70's. 429 motor, about 6000 pounds, freaked people out! Went 25 miles in 10 minutes, hit 130 mph +, in hi school we had a blast... The Hearseman...
Kari- Happy New Year 2019 Wishing you the Best (i am not sure if wishes were sent before) . This video is very interesting & educational to me. Thank you for sharing.
i owned a 1937 Cadillac hearse that was used in at least 2 films by MGM. The first was Period of Adjustment with Jane Fonda and Tim Hutton and the 2nd was Don't Make Waves with Tony Curtis and Sharon Tate. I got the hearse from a man who drove cars to the sites where they were shooting. Traded my 1941 daily driver Cadillac for it. Took my wife to St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica to have one of my children. Drove it as a daily driver when I lived in Venice Beach. Sold it to a Yacht Building company in Long Beach. Those were really the days...1960's Venice Beach..just as teenager with 2 kids then. Went on to have 8 more. Reside in Thailand now.
Great video Kari.....love the older style Cadillac vehicles from the late 70s and 1980s...still see a few around....I bet those beauties you see today command a big buck😀....great job...very interesting....
Very interesting! I love hearses and the history with them. My moms "funeral coach" was a 2004 Cadillac black with dark blue interior. I'm looking to get more information on her final ride. She passed very unexpectedly 11/03/04. So as you can imagine I was in shock and really didn't pay much attention at the time. But now I am looking in to it. I am looking to by an old hearse and use it for my doggie transport company
in my high school years several of the guys I went to school with had old hearses - glad to see that fad died out ( no pun intended ) lol I have to confess that when my time to be transported by a hearse it wont be my first ride in one LOL
Keri I love your videos but as an Historian I need to clarify a few points in this video. JFK was actually transported in 2 different Hearses the white on that you showed took him from Parkland Hospital after he died back to LOVE FIELD in Dallas, Texas. He was put on Air Force 1 and flown back to Washington DC. then another Hearse transported him from Andrews Air Force Base to Bethesda Hospital for his autopsy. then transported him back to the White House. As for Abraham Lincoln he was carried by many different hearses because when he left Washington DC for Springfield the trip took 20 days and he had services in many major cites he passed through and each had their own very decorated hearse to carry his body from the train to the place of viewing for that particular city. so as many as 20 different hearses may have been used! My I suggest a book on this subject that I think you will find fascinating it covers in great detail from the moment he was shot to the moment he was left in the holding vault at Oakland Cemetery? The book is called " 20 Days" by Dorthy & Phillip Meserve-Kundhardt. Many awesome pictures and facts. I think it is the definitive work on the subject with your back ground you will love it! Please keep up the great work and awesome videos. Sorry for this Historical Epistle but Once a Teacher Always a Teacher!
@@KaritheMortician Oh also in Avril Lavigne's music video for "I fell in love with the devil" music video, that also has a 1959 Miller-Meteor in it, but it's a landau one. Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina also has a Miller-Meteor, which is a 1965. If you ever wanted to update this list of funeral cars in the media/movies/tv shows
One funeral home in Anderson SC has a Harley Davidson motorcyle hearse. Another one has an extremely old restored horse drawn hearse with the glass side windows.
Arguably the most dramatic and Gothically beautiful hearses were the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Cadillac Millers. Also the coolest was the 1963 Plymouth hearse, and a the most stately was the '63 Buick LeSabre hearse.
Off The Niche Wall What happened to the Funeral Home that Elvis Presley use 19 years earlier his mother us ? Original Elvis Presley was interment in a mostly what happened to the mostly ?
Back in the early 1990's I was negotiating with a gentleman for his 1966 Lehman Peterson limo that was a retired Navy Admiral's car after he bought it from the government. During our conversations, he mentioned that a local funeral home had 2 1960 Lincoln hearses I have never seen or heard of such a creature, so it must have been a local shop that did the conversion. He said they were in a local scrap yard, basically rusted away to nothing and he never did get to the yard to take pictures or tell me the name of the yard. THAT would have been a great piece of history. I am sorry he was such a jerk. I DID however buy a 1966 LP Limo that was a US Government car (probably the Postmaster General's) and it was white with red leather and the blue mouton carpeting.
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I’m a huge Elvis fan and his stands out to me the most. I’m glad you showed it 🕺🏿
I love this woman and this channel. Just so much info in her videos. Just awesome.
Another great vid Kari. I recall President Reagan's long trip to his library. The hearse always represents those final moments and giving dignity to those on their final trip. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Kari. Very educational. Appreciate you . 😊
You are so welcome!
You have got to go to the national funeral history museum in Houston, TX. It has a massive amount of coaches from around the world on top of many other things. You will love it.
Thank you for your time posting all the videos you do.. your a very nice and sweet lady.
Thank you for sharing this information.
Thank you so much for sharing Kari :) It's clear to see that you are passionate about what you do. The many videos that you have taken the time and effort to post here on youtube, are a testament of that. For whatever it is worth to you, I hope that when my time comes, that I will have a funeral director that displays the same kindness, and compassion, for grieving families that you do. Much love to you from North Carolina 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
@@KaritheMortician .... My pleasure Kari, I found your channel when my mom was admitted to hospice a couple of years ago. It was such a terrible sad time in my life. Through watching your videos, I felt an amazing sense of comfort, that sure say`s a lot about you Kari. You are one in a million, and it's my hope that you will always remember that :)
I can remember when hearses were used as ambulances too. I grew up in the country and when someone seen a hearse go by their house they would wait for it to come back by. They would watch to see if the curtains were pull or open on the windows. If closed and they didnt have the light on top turned on the person was deceased. I still remember one coming to pick my grandfather up on Dec 16 1966 like it was yesterday. That brought back memory of that when you mentioned they were used for ambulances also. Ty for sharing . I love all your chats. I usually miss the live chats. But enjoy going back and watching them later.
Thank you so much!!
In the hobby, the coachbuilder is typically given first when you are naming a Coach - for example, a “1959 Miller-Meteor Cadillac Ambulance” in Ghostbusters.
Awesome video!
I have a passion for hearses.
Another one that I remember was the horse drawn carriage in the movie Imitation of Life.
Kari Northey It's the 1959 version with Lana Turner. The funeral scene is at the end.
They're beautiful vehicles, indeed. The one at our funeral home is a solid white 2004 Cadillac "eureka", black leather interior and only 21,000 miles. It rarely goes "out" because we have our own cemetery surrounding the building. I'd love to drive one of those really old ones sometime! Enjoyable vid, as always!
We're in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Our funeral home was privately owned when established, but now, is owned by SCI. We have about 53 acres currently and have done many "walking processions" using only the church truck. I'm quite astonished that you can't have both in Michigan, that's mind blowing!
That is certainly astonishing, maybe a state regulation? I agree, also, that the old school of walking to the cemetery is awesome! Always looking forward to new vids!
Hi Kari I was quite surprised when the only hearse I liked was the horses drawen one. They have a car hearse in a funeral home near quite near me that I liked it looked vintage x
I had a 1955 pontiac hearse in high school,such great memories! Class of 73!
There's MY lovely friend, looking great....AS always.....Bout dropped my phne,I seen Kari had a video 4 us.Ha.Blessings from Indiana!!!!!!!
I sought & bought a 66 cad S&S superior hearse with removable covers with landau irons, black top grey bottom in the 70's. 429 motor, about 6000 pounds, freaked people out! Went 25 miles in 10 minutes, hit 130 mph +, in hi school we had a blast...
The Hearseman...
Kari- Happy New Year 2019 Wishing you the Best (i am not sure if wishes were sent before) . This video is very interesting & educational to me. Thank you for sharing.
i owned a 1937 Cadillac hearse that was used in at least 2 films by MGM. The first was Period of Adjustment with Jane Fonda and Tim Hutton and the 2nd was Don't Make Waves with Tony Curtis and Sharon Tate. I got the hearse from a man who drove cars to the sites where they were shooting. Traded my 1941 daily driver Cadillac for it. Took my wife to St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica to have one of my children. Drove it as a daily driver when I lived in Venice Beach. Sold it to a Yacht Building company in Long Beach. Those were really the days...1960's Venice Beach..just as teenager with 2 kids then. Went on to have 8 more. Reside in Thailand now.
Gotta say that the Jaguar hearse is snazzy! Hell, I'd drive it around like a regular car if I had it!....😎
Yes it is!
Awesome video! Thanks Kari 😺👍
They sure don’t believe in giving the cars a short name lol, a proper mouth full some of them.
Thank You Kari Nice video
Great video Kari.....love the older style Cadillac vehicles from the late 70s and 1980s...still see a few around....I bet those beauties you see today command a big buck😀....great job...very interesting....
An interesting 70’s horror movie was called “Let’s scare Jessica to death” I believe it was a 64 Cadillac hearse all through the movie.
I will check it out
~~~ THANK YOU...this was very interesting......you have a very good channel my friend....GOD'S JOY...~~~
amen
Yes!!!!!! Ghostbusters!!!! This nerd is very happy!!!!
Glad I got to see this video on Hearses!
:)
Quite interesting!
Very interesting! I love hearses and the history with them. My moms "funeral coach" was a 2004 Cadillac black with dark blue interior. I'm looking to get more information on her final ride. She passed very unexpectedly 11/03/04. So as you can imagine I was in shock and really didn't pay much attention at the time. But now I am looking in to it. I am looking to by an old hearse and use it for my doggie transport company
Wow ur so beautiful! lol..."back to life" good one! I think Lincon's hearse is the most bad ass looking...so cool! Thanks for the video!
Awesome video❤❤❤
Fascinating
thanks!
Thank you for making these cool videos. I am interested in seeing unusual hearses. One example is the Airstream Hearse. Your videos are all great!
in my high school years several of the guys I went to school with had old hearses - glad to see that fad died out ( no pun intended ) lol I have to confess that when my time to be transported by a hearse it wont be my first ride in one LOL
No it didn’t lmao I’m getting a hearse as my first car
I am watching from Elmira NY how rare is the color blue for hearses
I always wanted a 1955 Caddy hearse. They’re mean and evil looking.
Keri I love your videos but as an Historian I need to clarify a few points in this video. JFK was actually transported in 2 different Hearses the white on that you showed took him from Parkland Hospital after he died back to LOVE FIELD in Dallas, Texas. He was put on Air Force 1 and flown back to Washington DC. then another Hearse transported him from Andrews Air Force Base to Bethesda Hospital for his autopsy. then transported him back to the White House.
As for Abraham Lincoln he was carried by many different hearses because when he left Washington DC for Springfield the trip took 20 days and he had services in many major cites he passed through and each had their own very decorated hearse to carry his body from the train to the place of viewing for that particular city. so as many as 20 different hearses may have been used!
My I suggest a book on this subject that I think you will find fascinating it covers in great detail from the moment he was shot to the moment he was left in the holding vault at Oakland Cemetery? The book is called " 20 Days" by Dorthy & Phillip Meserve-Kundhardt. Many awesome pictures and facts. I think it is the definitive work on the subject with your back ground you will love it!
Please keep up the great work and awesome videos. Sorry for this Historical Epistle but Once a Teacher Always a Teacher!
Whoa...that was good! Very interesting. Just FYI: there were 2 hearses and 2 coffins in JFKs funeral.
1959 Cadillac takes top position
Thought Cadillac through 1964 were the pinnacle of funeral cars.
Thank you!
Hi Kari, May I share on the RavenMortem Hearse Club page?
Of course!
Wasn't expecting Ghostbusters to be included in this...
:)
@@KaritheMortician Oh also in Avril Lavigne's music video for "I fell in love with the devil" music video, that also has a 1959 Miller-Meteor in it, but it's a landau one. Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina also has a Miller-Meteor, which is a 1965. If you ever wanted to update this list of funeral cars in the media/movies/tv shows
country singer David Allan coe also lived in a Cadillac hearse for a while not sure of the year or if it's an S&S or Miller Meteor
MLK hearse was owned by RS Lewis funeral home... in Memphis Tn
The Lewis brothers worked on MLK for approximately 13 hours
I'd love to find a old one build a street rod out of one it would be something different because every joe blow on the block has a mustang.
Getter done
I’m telling y’all right now. If my family doesn’t take me out in that Jaguar, I’m gonna be ticked! 😂😂 Great Vid, Kari!
enjoyed the video
SO what to those vehicles? Very interesting
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@@KaritheMortician sorry some words got left out. What happened to those famous vehicles?
One funeral home in Anderson SC has a Harley Davidson motorcyle hearse. Another one has an extremely old restored horse drawn hearse with the glass side windows.
I like the Ghostbusters one. 👻
What about the hearse that transported Princess Grace
1959 Cadillac
Thanks
JFKs hearse just sold again recently for 160,000. at the Barrett Jackson auction. It seems to be dropping in value a little.
Arguably the most dramatic and Gothically beautiful hearses were the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Cadillac Millers. Also the coolest was the 1963 Plymouth hearse, and a the most stately was the '63 Buick LeSabre hearse.
How about the one in ghost busters wasn't that a Hearst?
Dr. Paul Bearer's hearse is missing
Off The Niche Wall What happened to the Funeral Home that Elvis Presley use 19 years earlier his mother us ? Original Elvis Presley was interment in a mostly what happened to the mostly ?
do a video on your hearse start it up
would you like to own one
This is a real question. JFK died in November of 1963. How do you use a 1964 hearse then, since it wasn't made?
Cars are often made one year ahead so in 2022 there are already 2023 models
do a video of yourself driving a hearse
KARI IS HELPING ME IN MY SEARCH FOR A HEARSE
hope you find what you are looking for
@@KaritheMortician I'M GOING TO KEEP MY SEARCH FOR A HEARSE AND PURCHASE IT
Jay Leno would say,longer ,wider ,lower !
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Back in the early 1990's I was negotiating with a gentleman for his 1966 Lehman Peterson limo that was a retired Navy Admiral's car after he bought it from the government. During our conversations, he mentioned that a local funeral home had 2 1960 Lincoln hearses I have never seen or heard of such a creature, so it must have been a local shop that did the conversion. He said they were in a local scrap yard, basically rusted away to nothing and he never did get to the yard to take pictures or tell me the name of the yard. THAT would have been a great piece of history. I am sorry he was such a jerk. I DID however buy a 1966 LP Limo that was a US Government car (probably the Postmaster General's) and it was white with red leather and the blue mouton carpeting.