The “Harold and Maude” Jaguar E-Type Hearse: A True Undertaking
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- A hearse is an unlikely hero car, but the converted Jaguar E-Type from Harold and Maude is one that’s worth reanimating. The original from the film was crushed and scrapped, but an enthusiast in Arizona has recreated a painstakingly perfect homage to the cult classic’s morbid but undeniably stylish Jag.
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I wouldn’t ordinarily approve of doing something outrageous to an E-Type but being a massive long term fan of Harold and Maud, I still watch it regularly, I have to say that I think this is just wonderful - bravo!
4 years of absolute passion! Amazing build!
That "Japanese Import" he wouldn't tell us the model of is the Datsun 510 Wagon.
Spoiler alert.
Superimpossible - He kinda messed it up though. The one in the movie's roofline sloped down about ten degrees and the kink in the rear tailgate didn't stick out as much and wasn't as high up.
i knew it looked like a datsun, so he cut up a 510 and a e type.
I was just about to post that.. not too hard to miss if you know your cars!
Hardly a spolier.
I want a amg wagon😞
Great movie in its day. A cult classic. Ruth Gordon the actress stole the show. You have to see the movie to appreciate the Jag
No Brakes Yeah, Ruth Gordon in real life had no use for the common practice of ignoring people who were “old”. She was decades ahead of her time. Now it’s understood, by thinking people anyway, that the years do not deprive an active and intelligent person of continuing to be a sexual, emotional human being. Life is a journey to be enjoyed all the way through. And when my time comes, transport me to the cemetery in that E-Type!
And still a great movie today, with a lot to say about individuality at any age.
Still a great movie. Always.
Everyone spazzing out about "what he did to an E-Type!". What he did was take a horribly neglected and trashed Jag that someone else didn't give a shit about and passionately turned in to something that turns more heads than 90% of operating vehicles on the road. If he had restored it to original, nobody would even know about it. Nice work buddy!
Does it really matter wether the internet goes crazy about a build? I understand your point, but too many people do things to get noticed and "turning heads". That said, he did save an E-Type from neglect
There are plenty of E-Types sitting around. It's just a car, not a Picasso.
Anyone complaining about this Jag hearse build, does not know Jaguar is offering to take perfectly good E-Types and convert them into all electric drivetrains. Which surely, there will be defenders of that, but this is a 71 Series II, it's not a series I. This works perfectly for what it is, when we lost the original in the first place.
@@queefreak666
true but art is in the eye of the beholder and his work is to honor a move from my point and to me the movie is like a old world master panting. true art
@Kona Blue
why
I want to say I didn't see Harold and Maude until some time in the early eighties and I was instantly bowled over by how great it was. I also could not believe that I had never heard of the film prior to that. I still consider it to be a great film. On the other hand the E-type has always been one of my favorite car designs of all time. Seeing one turned into a hearse was always jarring to me, still, it did fit the theme of the movie and it IS a Mark II... As I recall, for a long long time a Mark II wasn't even close.
For those that have not really researched the film in painstaking detail, the original movie car that was used to make the Hearse was actually a Jaguar 2+2 and NOT the silver convertible (OTS) that Harold's mother gave him. The 2+2 being a little longer allowed the proportions needed to make it into a Hearse and the original OTS was not converted and was not destroyed!
The original vehicle that was driven was a 2+2, but what the hearse was made of was not a 2+2 the original builder even confirms
Also the owner has a spot on 2+2 "before"
The original was built on a Roadster. Not necessarily the same silver one shown in the film, but a SWB car nonetheless. Next time you watch the movie, note the size/shape of the doors compared to this replica. Way off.
My #1 All Time Favorite Movie. It's a shame he didn't flesh out the story of building his car and what's worse, he's supposed to have seen the movie yet did NOT know story or meaning of the movie. I've watched Harold and Maude about 500 times and have many copies on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray. Mr. Roberts should've used his resources to contact Bud Cort to find out more about the car.
Amazing!! i see this car and now is Cat Stevens in my ear "If you want to sing out, sing out". :)
Now that's how you do a halloween special. Also A+ pun in the title there guys.
Im glad to find this MASTERPIECE!! I was trying to discover what happens with the original XKE of the movie and this!!! I find this WONDERFULL gift!!! CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU!!! FROM ALL OF US WHOSE LOVE HARRY AND MAUDE
I LOVE that movie... I LOVE this car... very cool for sure... I have to see the movie again now...
Bud Cort...just a regular guy
Thanx for rectifying what I always thought was a horrible crime at the end of the flick.
The Jag-hearse is one of my favorite movie cars from an era steeped in iconic movie cars. Like the movie I love it's uniqueness.
These comments... I hate seeing people who can't respect another persons car even if they don't like it. Those people are in my opinion not real petrolheads. The car looks amazing, btw.. Love seeing people daring to be different in the car community and making their dream car.
The E type is all curves why adding this ugly "thing" in the back?You're very arrogant to say that people who dislike this "modification" of a perfect car are not real petrohead!
Pat myZisfantastic I never said that people who dislike this modification is not a real petrolhead.. I, myself dislike some modifications on some cars, f.ex. bosozoku, but at the end of the day its their car, and they can do whatever they want to it, and a real petrolhead should respect that..
And I have people who read comments so they can get triggered by others opinions.
Except for the automatic transmission wow. Great movie too.
Harold & Maude was a great movie. A dark, romantic comedy that challenged social taboos. The Jag-hearse was an awesome prop and pivotal plot point.... and made for a hilarious scene as well (the Jag was a metaphor for his over-bearing mom)! Great job bringing it back to life!
This guy strikes me as the kind of person that always went against the grain and ruffled feathers. Pleases me to no end to see the jimmies being rustled in the comments, its probably what he would have wanted. Also, kudos to Petrolicious on the stark contrast filming of a macabre subject in what would normally be considered a bright and cheery setting, made me uneasy in a good way.
It’s great to see whiny millennials and gen z’ers do what they do best -Whine and complain. Yet most of them can’t change a flat tire
@@LostNCyberspace You're not exactly being all rosy yourself either. Instead of pushing the younger generations to the side with your snide comments, how about you actually try to help them out or teach them?
The video and the car are both outstanding. I bought the dvd a while back and am going to watch it tonight. It got me to wondering what had happened to the car. It’s really a loss that such an original and culturally significant machine was destroyed so to see another one be built is excellent. A lot of people for some reason are offended that he chose to keep some of his information private about this build and have presumptiously labeled him as computer illiterate which is hipster speak for stupid. Many of the articles going back to that time have not been digitized and made searchable on the web as yet. You can get lucky if someone else has written an article or posted in a forum about a topic and also provided a link of course. This guy did a great job and what he couldn’t do himself, he got from others. That’s what people with a goal do and how they succeed
Wow! Awesome build! I've seen my share of Jaguar E-Types over the years, but never a hearse.
hope you take time to see the movie
If anyone wants to know; That roof and hatch came from a 510 series (67-72) Nissan Bluebird Wagon.
It pained me deeply to see the e-type in "Harold and Maude" and it does again here, but if you're going to be transported to the cemetary, it might as well be an e-type.
Eric Hakanson Doubt you can fit abody in there
This is the most amazing works of car art I've ever seen, since the movie that is. Thank you so much for doing all that work and sharing it here.
I saw the original Jag Hearse during the production of the movie. The Jag was stored at Bry's Texaco in Los Prados (San Mateo, CA) during shooting. I also had the privilege of hitching a ride to School ( Hillsdale High School) with Ruth Gordon. The movie 'Prop' car wasn't half as nice as this Masterpiece! Fantastic job!!!
FYI, we had the car at Fog Festival 2016 & 2017 for the festivities at Pacifica near Mori Point where the movie car went off the cliff at the end of the film. It was recently part of the festivities at the LA premier of the "Hal" documentary about Hal Ashby just being nationally released.
This was a great story and a great car, very well done sir!
Movie deservers to have this car rebuild. Can't believe original wasn't preserved.
I love that movie!
In the novelization of Harold & Maude, the writers go into details not mentioned in the movie, one of which is that Harold made the roof for his E-Jag hearse from the top of a particular model of Datsun station-wagon.
I could have saved our man a lot of aggravation by just pointing him in this direction.
Beautiful custom car, anyway ❤️!
The perfect car for Halloween! Thanks!
had a dear friend and the first time we went to her home ?
her dad had a coffin in the back of his Elcomeno ? spelling for a Halloween party at the Elks lodge,
I have always wanted that Jag Hearse, this is amazing. My hat's off to you!
The original had much better proportions because it started as a 2 seater short wheelbase coupe, while this replica was built on a 2+2 chassis, so the roof is higher and a bit further back. Still impressive, but not as well integrated as the original style-wise.
you are right
Such a shame. He needs to cut a fair bit off the bottom of the Datsun roof and rake the rear of the roofline down. The original is way more svelte
Best looking hearse we’ll ever see by a long shot!
Man I’m tellin ya, the E-type was made to carry coffins. That thing is just so perfect!! Can’t stop looking at it.
I love this. Please keep these ideas alive.
The British version of the Ferrari 'Breadvan'.
LOL, the British version of the Ferrari 'Breadvan' is a Lotus Europa :-)
Saw this movie as a Young kid and it was eye opening making one think or question life and teaching. The dark side of life / com possible, but it had Love, Wisdom and opens ones mind to life and death for like life death is a door we must all open and cross into one day.
Would love to own the car one day but only if its free and i must pass it own to someone for free and have no regets if they trash it for over time as its possible to loose the true meaning of things.
Fell in love with the XKE after seeing the move and love the movie as well.
thanks for building the car in honor of the movie may you have many grand days of driving it and meeting fans of the movie and may its place in time help some people grow in life.
Thanks
This is one awesome build. It takes balls to modify a classic without butchering it along the way. The choice of music is perfect as well.
What a beautiful tribute car. H&M blew my mind when it came on TV back in about 89 at 2am. At 18yrs old, I had never seen anything like it. I felt cheated when they mentioned it a few years later in Something About Mary as they let my generation in on the secret.
Cool build, but keeping the top donor a secret is really lame. Spread the love! You will reap what you sow!
Nicely done, not for everyone but I appreciate the attention to detail. It turns heads for sure, but you'd always wonder if the grim reaper was driving it...
Great story and dedication, from the builder AND from Petrolicious!
The practically two color scenery, The upper views without shadows (nor the drone, nor the hearse), and the sounds; Classical music with a beautiful baritone voice & banjo music "on time " with the take and explanation of why the case. A joy of video in all aspects, that confirms my decision of subscribing.
As a Cat Stevens fan that is one my all time favorite movies and the car was a big part of it, thx for reviving the one off custom left for dead on a San Francisco beach.
What a car for that last ride !
If I built this beautiful rather deadly car I might find myself with stage fright if I had to give an interview. I would prefer to Re-Hearse my comments and try to look calm while I spoke of building it. The gentleman here had fun building it and had moments also where he probably wanted to chuck it all! But looking at the finished car! What a tribute to a cult film! A Macabre Masterpiece of Engineering!!!
As is in Life, when it comes to guys and cars not much makes sense except for true passion.
He doesn't want to spill the beans on where the top came from as though anybody on Earth is going to want to copy it.
This old E-Type is perfect. It takes a lot of balls to do that but it looks just right. I'd love to have a blast around in it. Kudos to the Ken and the E-Type for being such a versatile icon. Credit also to the production crew for great videography and music choices.
DON'T LAUGH? WHEN MY 6 NUMBERS COME IN THAT'S MY EVERYDAY CAR !
I was thinking it would be rather suiting for you to learn the banjo. You could then keep a banjo in the back. (So long as it does not get left to heat exposure.) One of my all-time favorite movies. 🏁
I was a 15 when I fell in love with that jag and movie.
Top 3 petrolicious vids:
1. Ferrari 250 GTO and Derek Hill
2. Lancia Stratos
3. Harold’s jag hearse!
Thank you soooo much for all your time , money and extreme efforts! I hope someday to see it in person!
You have made Harold and Maude fans all over the world happy! Insert Harold turning to the camera and smirking! 😏
That roof line and back hatch was definitely from an early '70's Datsun B510 Wagon .. jus say'n
😇❤
Some Portuguese love for this E
I guess it 'stiffens' the chassis
The most unique E-Type out there
I remember originally finding this video and being like HECK YEAH!!!!!!! Think I heard something this was Sold, Still glad to see someone built one, There was 4 for the movie, 3 destroyed, Im guessing the 4th unaccounted for one was NEVER found?????
Such a cool car. Who ever came up with the original design for the movie. Is a genius. The lines on it are beautiful. I though the same someone has to have built one of these things it's to beautiful and way to cool for there not to be one out there. Well here it is. Great job. Looks absolutely beautiful. RLTW 3/75
Wonderful story and car. Always remember the scene in the film when Harold lights the torch....
What determination, glad you built it.
Great movie, great story. I love that you dived into your dream project and finished it. You are inspiring!
What a wonderful car. My biggest respect for your project!!! :)
If this had been done to some low volume Ferrari or Maserati or suchlike then it would be a crime, however e types are quite common so no harm done and I think from the outside it’s fantastic, I love this sort of thing, one offs or shooting brake modifications.
A breathtaking homage to a breathtaking film! Somebody had to do it -- just glad it didn't have to be me!
And if you want to sing out, sing out!
And if you want to be free, be free!
That's what you should take as background music by presenting your outstanding Jag-Hearse. ;-)) Anyway, excellent work and brilliant video from a fan from the very beginning, I think. Have a lot of fun!
Bizarre, beautiful, and perfect for Halloween. Another hit from Petrolicious!
Guy takes a beat up car and turns it into something great and one of a kind, "what a waste of a great car" write a hundred people with no real appreciation for anything. lol
Nice. I have an XKE too. And... I know Bud Cort! (almost forgot)
The last time I was this happy to see a movie car come back to life (albeit a replica) was when I stumbled across a site years ago created by a guy who found and restored the Chevy Camaro from the film Better Off Dead.
Feels like i'm watching a Chef's Table episode on this Jaguar. Great video!
It still makes me irrationally angry that they destroyed the original Jag hearse in the movie. Driving it off of the cliff was so awful. I think it's cool that he made this one though. The passion that went into this is crazy.
I usually find the E-Type and its clownshoe proportions hideous, but the hearse rear-end really helps even it out!
Now that's the most beautiful hearse I've ever seen.
Clearly a Datsun 510 Wagon roof... Awesome car!!
If you're going to drive a hearse, it may as well be a Jag.
Now I'm obsessed with what car he used for the top.
(O[][]O) - Datsun 510 Wagon. :)
He should have bought the dvd and watched it a few times with his 'panelbeater', there are a number of glaring errors in this replica. But as long as he is happy that is all that really matters. To those complaining about him ruining an E type or a Datsun 510 wagon......well there are still a few around rusting away so go and save one.
Beautiful work as always 😍
The people who say boo to this guy have not seen harold and maude. I was in an absolute downer of a mood till i saw the thumbnail for a true undertaking. This car is AMAZING! It was a great movie and a gorgeous car. True, it may not be absolutely true to original.
Does it matter?
Does it matter he bought probably a basket case jaguar and datsun? No. He made something out of two cars that probably would not have seen the road ever again.
The people who are casting stones at this guy should be looking at their friends and family who over the decades have sent cars like these to scrap drives, cash for clunkers, and tow away for free kinds of places. These people are the real menace to the old car world..... Not the ken Roberts of the world....
I’m dying to have a ride in it.
I have come close to death, too many times, to appreciate this :(
My guess is it started out as an end of year 1967 2+2 with side marker lights , series 2 front turn signals ,etc added.
I absolutely love it!
Well, that was unexpected
who else thought it was a coffin coming out xD
Abdullah Mohamademin for animals... But it for sure does not sound like a kitten!
Part of me appreciates the work he put into this, and how well it came out. But his attitude about not wanting to tell anyone what Japanese car the roof line is from sucks. The car restoration/customizing hobby is about sharing what you know so others can learn and improve on what you've done.
I definitely agree with you there. I don't think it would be that difficult to figure out which Japanese import he used for the conversion. Based on the slope of the rear window and the lines of the hatchback and the way it opens, my guess is it's a datsun 510 wagon. Obviously I can't confirm that, but if anyone is wondering, it does look extremely similar...
1970 datsun 510 wagon
thousands of dollars of work right here gentlemen,, why aren't you a millionaire yet? :P
yeah, and thats what holding you back from building one yourself :) I think the dude was just being a little playful with that comment... I think if your seriously interested in doing one yourself he would probably tell you... I'm only guessing ...
He blew thousands on research because he's computer illiterate....
He must really love that movie.
Great Halloween episode!
Could make a more modern version of it out of a Z3 coupe- they already have the roof line for it. Makes it easy!
Isn't the motto of this channel "Drive Tastefully"?
Wonderful project and video! Gorgeous vehicle! Great job!
What? What?!? WHAT THIS IS THE COOLEST BUILD EVER!!!
Kinda reminds me of a really detailed bosozuku build. I love it
Glad to see someone tried to replicate it, although the back is a little bit too long and boxy the rest of it's great.
The grafted roof is a Datsun 510 wagon.....
Yup, the body lines on the rear are a perfect match.
Wow, you may have just saved me thousands of dollars.
SophiaPetrillosBuddy you building one?
Love this. What passion and dedication. I MUST see this film now. I have always loved older women, so much so I tried many times to bleach my hair Andy Warhol/Santa claus white back in high school to no success. Again, marvelous build.
roofline is about an inch taller than the original because Ron used the later long wheelbase 2+2 FHC while the original movie XKE was a short wheelbase 2 seater FHC. The recreation has longer doors and larger window frames. Donor Jap car is a 1970 Datsun 510 wagon.
Actually the hearse in the movie was a 2+2. The Jag his mother gave him was never chopped up to begin with.
When a Jaguar get's to America it becomes a Jagwar, then there's this fucking thing!
How fabulous! Nice work. Such fun.
Always said if I won the lottery, I would build this car. It’s my favorite movie also.
Nice work!