1959 Cadillac M&M Futura Hearse
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- I purchased this 1959 M & M Futura Cadillac hearse in 1987 from a small funeral home in Hodgenville, Kentucky called Brownfield Funeral Home. I have owned it ever since. After I got it I drove it for a short while but due to having several other vehicles the insurance was killing me so I drove it to a spot on my land where it sat for the next 18 years! I'd always hoped to restore it, but I've finally reconciled myself to the fact that I'm not going to do it...SO I am now passing this very rare car on to someone who will actually do the work!
This car is in original complete condition. Nothing has been added nor taken away. Replacing the interior will be fairly easy since it is all still there (although in BAD condition). You will be able to see the original fabrics that were used (even the curtains!) and use the old pieces for the patterns.
The floor boards in the front are pretty much gone, but the body is sound.
The 4 original hubcaps ARE THERE although not shown in the photographs or video. All doors and the hood open and close easily. All electric parts worked when the car was parked, and the breather was in place the entire time. (By the way, the car was not manufactured with a/c. There is no place in the firewall for an air conditioning system.)
There is minor sheet metal rust and in some spots is does go through, mainly at the bottoms of some of the doors and the driver compartment.
ALL hinges are tight and in good shape.
Engine is stuck but should run with a little work as it ran very well when parked. The car rolls very well which we discovered when we needed to move it down a steep hill a couple of weeks ago!!
Have papers. Have keys. Horn ring is in one piece; not broken.
There is a small crack in the windshield and 2 of the flat glasses have large cracks. (NOTE: 59 Limo also available which is ready for restoration OR if using for parts, has a good windshield. The limo engine was rebuilt back in the day and also ran well when parked.)
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It was sold to a guy from Germany and this is now the very first Ecto-1 over here! It looks great but if you look closer it sure needs some more work / restoration. I have seen it at many shows and conventions around here and at the moment it is also up for sale for around 99.000 Euros. I have bin following it for some time and it is not an easy sell. Main reason being, that you won't get it street legal over here thanks to the blue lights aso. Similar to building a Back to the Future DeLorean... also not street legal thanks to the add ons. So this is mostly a trailer queen with blue lights on via shows or if driven on privat property. ... When I saw this video and on sale via eBay I wished I had the money to buy it as an Ecto and was really surprised when I saw news about guys building an Ecto1 over here ans recognizing the car from eBay! It was really crazy then seeing it up close. As if somebody else made your dream come true. ... Sadly I don't have that kinda money to buy it now : ))) ... Greetings from Germany!
Wo steht der? Kann man den begutachten ? 😎
You have to pack a lunch to make the walk from the front bumper to the back. Lol
Nice I'd like to see it restored
I'd give this a nice place in dry Arizona to retire in while I restore her. Sweet car for sure
No flashy full-volume and deafening intro??? No asinine added music??? No constant begging for subscriptions and likes??? No unnecessary bragging narration??? No stupid time-wasting selfies??? Have you lost your mind? I look forward to your next vid eagerly. THUMBS UP
Altough I love my 91' Eureka Caddy, I'd kill for one of those...
what potential in this beauty, so much that can be done with her.
Like converting it to look like the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters.
Was thinking monster squad herse
Oh, I see. Well if I were fortunate to come across a 1959 cadillac M&M futura hearse in a junkyard in good condition on the outside and inside a little rusted some that could be a fixer-upper, I would definitely buy it and have it made to look exactly like the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters down to the last detail.
Lol, it would be slick
Thanks, I realy do appreciate it.
Wow. To let that car sit and rot away for 18 years should be a crime.
+Tacoma 55
*I believe the less laws we have, the better off we are. However in this particular case, I must agree with you, it should be a crime! Breaks my heart!!!*
A trick: you can watch movies on flixzone. Been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.
@Keagan Danny definitely, been watching on flixzone for years myself =)
I once had a 1971 M&M hearse" WHAT A GREAT CAR"
Very cool caddie
There's a possibility, looking at the combination interior, some parts might be able to be interchanged between various years. It looks similar to the floor plan I had in my 64 Classic Duplex combination, right down to the pattern of the lineoleum.
my neighbors had the busy local funeral home for many years, and they had a Cadillac Ambulance that looked like this with all the windows, usually the hearses had a landau top on the back, but there are all kinds and my neighbor wife told me in the 1940's the had a combo hearse/ ambulance that they used
Not as popular, but yes, combos did exist. For quite a few years, I owned a 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Superior Hearse/Ambulance combo. I was forced to sell it when about two weeks before my girlfriend and I were moving across country, my girlfriend discovered that our apartment lease was up a month earlier than what she had originally stated. I could not find a reasonably priced transport service, although I tried. I know there are special transporter for such vehicles, but I was trying every place I could find (pre-internet days), and most vehicle transporters wanted to charge me for double because the length of the vehicle would have overlapped into a second spot. I sold it to a co-worker for practically nothing. The day before we would leave and hit the highway, I had a hearse pull up at work, and the driver told informed me he specialized in coach vehicles. He would find them, purchase them, refurbish them, and then sell them. I told him about my recent bad luck with losing one of mine, and of course he tells me that it was too bad he didn't bump into me earlier because he could have hooked me up with a couple of different transporters who do a decent job at a decent price which they used regularly. I could not believe the timing of everything!!!
@@ThinkerOnTheBus my neighbors ambulance was red and white.
This is a hearse though, even with the windows, they had drapes originally on the windows. Hopefully this guy can save this one, 59 Cadillac's deserve to be saved even ambulances and hearse's
It's a goddamn shame that you let this once BEAUTIFUL hearse sit and rust like this for 18 years.
A god damn shame indeed! However, at least such a beautiful vehicle wasn't violating by some idiot converting it into another Ectomobile, or some monster truck all the while thinking that it is going to be cool and bitchin'!!!
59 is my favorite year 💙
i really wish i had the money and time to bring this to the UK and restore this beautiful machine
Lot of rust, but a beautiful wagon! I had a 59 M&M LIMO, rectangular opera window in back. Wished I had held on to it. Lots of well maintained maintenance. Only reason I let it go, I got 3 times what I paid for it! Wish it was still mine.
Curious if this ever sold. These cars need to be restored and hopefully not converted into gaudy Ecto-1 replicas...
agree; it is sold and we hear it's in Europe somewhere
Had a M&M link that year, the son of a BItch would RUN! 572 CU IN! Found out after I sold it it had belonged to Dwight D. Eisenhower. I was sick for a year! So ceded why the doors weighed 400# a piece. Bulletproof! Would explain 5387gross weight for 4 door limo. 24footer. Wished I STILL HAD it!
Must be a pain to mow the floors.
I. Sure it is but would love to see in person
Phantasm.
+Ed Wilson
*Phantasm was enjoyable movie, but Phantasm II pissed me off with the number of hearses they destroyed!!!*
is it atill avalible, i lve in westpoint ky love to come possibly buy it, thanks for the video
☠️BOO!!!👻
Do you still have this? If so is it for sale? If that's the case please let me know
Congrats on the sale! What is the chassis # and m&m body number of this car, trying to database the ones I see. Thanks!
has 652 on it behind seat in chalk, at 1:03 if that helps ya
@michael johnson
Do you still have any additional photos or videos from the time when the car was in better shape?
sadly, no
a few friends of mine owned 1 just like this one in caroline county virginia. They used to race it at colonial beach speedway. It was a turd but got a few laughs.
Which engine did miller meteor put in the futura hearse? Is it the same engine that was in the 59 coupe deville and convertible?
400
Did sony buy it for gb3?
Do you still have the car for sale? thanks
Ooh...she's got some MAJOR rust issues...poor car...can she be fully restored?
hi, is this still for sale? how much and where is it located?
is that for sale
is this car still available?
All of these horses that I see are six seven years old posted is this group for real I'm willing to buy a early model hearse and good running condition not too much worried cosmetic wise but I would like to drive it is there anything out there at a reasonable price or do I need to delete this app and find another one could you point me toward something that is available right now instead of 7 or 8 years ago thanks you and advance
where is this?
forsale?
Interest in selling it?....
so was this car sold or do you still have it?
Sold (a few years ago).
The car actually has been sold?
How much for it?
How much?
do you still have this car?
Do you happen to still have this?
Did this ever sale?
How much!
like to turn one of these into a mean fucking old school death ratt rod
Is this still in your possession? What’s the story on it?
it was sold via eBay and went to Germany and has become the very first Ecto 1 over here. It is in ok shape and it could need some more restoration. It is for sale again for around 99.000 Euros and I don't think it will go that fast. It is sadly more a trailer queen because in Germany thanks to the blue lights n all you don't get a street legal. Similar to building a BTTF DeLorean. Also not street legal over here. Shows only and driving on privat property.
Hi! Still for sale?
It's kind of ironic that a hearse has the name Futura...obviously, not for the passengers benefit. Would have made more sense to name it the Cadillac Termina.
Did this ever sale it?
yes, it is long gone; now in Europe or so we are told
I should be restored so i can take my last ride in it.
Never park a classic on the grass long-term. At least buy a cheap tarp and some cinder blocks to make a reverse umbrella for the undercarriage.
is this going for sale ?
Sold
for how much may i ask?
SOLD
fernando b my offer is 23 g's cash where is it.
SOLD
Fred Flintstones hearse.
Hey I love the car, do you still have it? Is it for sale , I'd love to restore it and drive it, I'm a tech for Cadillac, leave me a message on my page. Thanks, 👍 again very nice, Miller meteor and a futura! Sweet ride
My God, I've seen so many of those crushed in WAY better shape than that.
She been bless with lots of Holy water by the look of it , be a kool rat rod build or a camper Hearst you be able to fit a toilet in there as well. You sure your not a used car sale man by the way you wrote about it for sale to sell , lol
esse carro e assombroso
Ok, now you can bury this car.
Im 70 would love buy one to sleep in i can put bed in back
I am aware that 1959 Cadillac M&M Futura hearses aren't easy to come by nowadays, but if I were fortunate to come across one in a junkyard in good shape and condition on the outside and inside a little rusted some that could be a fixer-upper, I would definitely buy it to convert it into my my very own replica of the Ecto-1 as seen of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" down to the last detail and if I had metal-cutting and welding skills, I would replace the rusted metals, floorboards, seats, steering wheel, windows, engine, alternator, radiator, belts, lights, Etc. and replace the old radio with a CD player and audio surround sound speakers to play the Ghostbusters soundtrack and I would use the Blitzway Ecto-1 and the Ectomobile Owner's Workshop Manual to have something to go by...
( news.toyark.com/2017/11/20/blitzway-ghostbusters-ecto-1-full-details-278633 )
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And I would use this production-made door emblem for my replica...
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And I would keep my replica in a 10x30 size storage unit with a big clear plastic tarp over it to save for a car show and a Halloween display.
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Sam the sham and the Pharoahs
Hmmm....looks like a shitload of work.
parts car rust disaster
What a shame. Too cheap to properly store this rare vehicle.
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I wants that beautiful hearse
Do you still have this?