Average cost of a new hearse $94K to $108K?

[Tony Blair]

All the same

I see they cut corners on this one. It does not have the beefed up wheels, so most likely the suspension is not either so it will not last as long. I wonder what else they cut corners on, after all it is a Federal.

The S&S Masterpiece is built on the same chassis. Cadillac quit building the B9Q (8-lug wheels) chassis about 10 months ago. Since then all hearses have been built on the livery W29 chassis.

I would imagine the quality of the Federal coaches has improved a bit now that they're built at the Amelia factory.

 

[Randy Roberson]

Friends just got a new Cadillac S&S and the remark was "That's what $75K will do." There may have been a trade-in, I don't think so. FWIW.

 

[Randy Roberson]

There's a big rental outfit a few miles from our office; they have while vehicles so I usually can ID one of their fleet at a funeral.
They also have an exhaust stack on the rear of the garage; no doubt it is the local cremation retort. I think a couple of the funeral establishments in the area set this business up.

 

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

Here is an interesting piece from my collection on the 1993 Superior Cadillac rear wheel drive Sovereign commercial glass hearses from the 1992/1993 Superior dealers sales binder. Going by this price list our FH's 93 Superior Crown Sovereign would have cost $67,201.00 going by the options our car has from this list. This is of course before dealership mark ups, commissions, taxes, fee's etc.

 

[Tony Blair]

Factory invoice

Here is an interesting piece from my collection on the 1993 Superior Cadillac rear wheel drive Sovereign commercial glass hearses from the 1992/1993 Superior dealers sales binder. Going by this price list our FH's 93 Superior Crown Sovereign would have cost $67,201.00 going by the options our car has from this list. This is of course before dealership mark ups, commissions, taxes, fee's etc.

It appears to be a MSRP list. Factory invoice on this model must have been in the $50K range.

 

[Jim Tighe - Deceased 1942 - 2012]

What is a "Jewish floor?"

 

[Rick Franklin]

It appears to be a MSRP list. Factory invoice on this model must have been in the $50K range.

Im curious, Mr. Blair as to what your background / experience is in the world of Professional cars. You appear to be knowledgeable when it comes to spy photos & future offerings but as to the "history" and actual costs, the knowledge level hasnt quite reached the same level.

 

[Russell Street]

What is a "Jewish floor?"

Refer to the "Green Funerals" thread that was active here awhile ago. If memory serves me correcetly somebody (Paul, I believe) stated that a segment of the Jewish faith is buried in some sort of "slatted-open-bottomed" casket to "speed the natural processes along".

Corrections always welcomed.

 

[Tony Blair]

Experience

Im curious, Mr. Blair as to what your background / experience is in the world of Professional cars. You appear to be knowledgeable when it comes to spy photos & future offerings but as to the "history" and actual costs, the knowledge level hasnt quite reached the same level.

My experience with pro cars is rather limited. I worked for an ambulance service back in the 70's. They had a few pro cars they used as spares. Their fleet was mostly van-based.

You state the obvious. It's very doubtful anyone in this forum would point to me as being a person who has expertise regarding the history of pro cars.

 

[Steve Lichtman]

Good Lord! For that kind of money you can buy a real nice new ambulance! Now, that's money well spent!:stars:

Hah. Other than a Type II, most ambulances are well past $100K now, too.

I, too, would like to know what a Jewish floor is?