Cadillac CTS Funeral Coach

Hi all,

I came across photos of a Cadillac CTS Funeral Coach on Flickr, and thought I would share.

The photos have a copyright/watermark, so here are the links:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aacevedoa67/4545375128/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aacevedoa67/4544740083/

Looking at the buildings in the background, these photos were obviously taken somewhere outside of the United States.

Am I the only one who thinks that the builder of this thing came across some pix of '59-'60 Superiors somewhere??

those boys down south are really getting inventive. to me it's if you got no style put some more trim on it. those spindly wheels and the half skirts some how don't inspire me.

Superior style...

I agree, Jim. The rear windows definitely reminded me of the 1959-60 Superior styling when I first saw the photos. Same goes for the Superior-style "crown" which was used on their coaches for many years. The landau bars look similar to the ones on the '59 pictured below.

I recall reading yrs ago about the shocked reactions of the hearse builders when GM showed them the sketches for the '59 rocket ships. Superior was the only one that really tried to come up with coach styling to complement the new order. The other 3 pretty much sat the existing styling down on the moon rocket chassis. BTW, I see you have an '88 Brougham coach. I have a beautiful '88 Brougham owner's manual in the black sleeve thing. Could yew use it?

A couple of other thoughts here: How much room do you suppose there is in the rear compartment? And, is this sort of the 21st Century version of the ill-fated M-M Athena sedan conversion??

Fender skirt

Jim Tighe said:

How much room do you suppose there is in the rear compartment?

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I would guess barely enough room to accommodate a narrow European style casket.