'48 Superior Pontiac Hearse in Sioux Falls

I wonder what happened to the roller, or casket rack. The rollers at the side loading door are still in place, which would lead me to believe that the rear flooring has been replaced.
As a final thought, I wonder about this statement in the auction...

At end of auction a $500 deposit will be withdrawn from your PayPal account immediately.
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I wonder how they are going to do that. Has eBay and PayPal changed the rules for car auctions.
 
Paul Steinberg said:
I wonder what happened to the roller, or casket rack. The rollers at the side loading door are still in place, which would lead me to believe that the rear flooring has been replaced.
As a final thought, I wonder about this statement in the auction...
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Paul - You are correct. The rollers are still in place at the side doors. This car was equipped with Superior's Sidroll side-loading feature. Introduced in 1934, Sidroll was a less costly alternative to the Heise three-way loading mechanism and table. Sidroll featured swing-out rollers at the side doors and "scientifically placed" rollers on the casket compartment floor to facilitate loading and unloading. Although the Heise three-way table was offered by Superior, it was not available on the Pontiacs. These vehicles were either straight end-loaders or fitted with the optional Sidroll system. The body used for these post-war Pontiacs were essentially the same as those used on the Superior-Cadillacs (note the rear fenders and taillights) so, one must assume not offering the Heise mechanism for the Pontiacs was a strategic marketing move on the part of the company. As has been pointed out, this isd a very rare car.
 
looking at the pictures one can say it is as original as one can find for a working car. it is my understanding that it's owned buy the original firm. the pictures do appear like e online auction service. you can see the under carriage and engine bay have not been detailed. so as the interior matches the lack of floor rollers is a mystery. I'm wondering about a removable rack? as they are selling the car and looking for higher end bidders why not include the dash sign and the rollers?
 
The paint doesn't appear to be original to the car, and the bumpers appear to have been replated. I wonder if the rollers needed to be chromed, and the floor covering replaced, so as a money saving method, the rollers were removed. As for the original coach sign in the front window, that could have been taken by a "trophy hunter". I have seen this all to often in the past.
 
John ED Renstrom said:
looking at the pictures one can say it is as original as one can find for a working car. it is my understanding that it's owned buy the original firm. the pictures do appear like e online auction service. you can see the under carriage and engine bay have not been detailed. so as the interior matches the lack of floor rollers is a mystery. I'm wondering about a removable rack? as they are selling the car and looking for higher end bidders why not include the dash sign and the rollers?
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The seller is Frankman Motor Co. in Sioux Falls. They are very reputable used car dealers who also have been buying and selling collector cars for many years.
 
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Spoke to them shortly after posting. They have had a lot of activity on the Coach but, are going to shoot for the moon on the price as the owner of Franklin Motors thinks 'it's very rare' (and it is, 602 built Cad & Poncho, mostly Cad that year). There were several negatives: Claims "it has a dash cam installed", didn't know where the floor rollers were or bier pins holders. I suspected after a long conversation- the floor was replaced and carpeted. Stainless Trim that had been removed from doors is being re-installed so, at least it's under the seat. Said, " an Aux. fan had been installed 'for parades' and the brakes being attended to now". 'Thinks' it has bias ply tires. Motor original. Paint & Chrome have been done. They only ship 'open' so, you'd want to transport it enclosed, which from that location would be costly. I'd love to restore it but, it's a not a Cadillac, which I is my choice.
 
Will if he gets a little education offering it ,one may be able to deal. Getting one out of Sioux fall is not that hard. You 10 miles from. The border east and about 90 south to Iowa. If my memory doesn't fail me
 
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