'96 Miller-Meteor in Long Beach, CA
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Darren Bedford
PCS Member
This car is being sold by Ronnie Grubs, a PCS John Keel Award winner.
Nice guy,
Darren
:thumbsup:
Nice guy,
Darren
:thumbsup:
Agreed. Ronnie is a good guy. :thumbsup:
What are those small domes on the back corners?
Daniel Scully
PCS Member
Door Stop
Q: What are those round things sticking out of the top at the rear. Ive seen thousands of coaches, and never seen this before. Beautiful car! May-14-15
A: Thats what I asked when i saw the first one with those nipples!! And Ive sold "HUNDREDS" of these hearses over the past 29 years.. Those are the "ORIGINAL" back up sonar detectors..... Sorry, i had to laugh!! Actually I "BELIEVE that they were installed to "STOP" the rear door from swinging to far into the body and top and causing damage because the door actually taps those bumps/nipples if opened too fast or hard.. I know, i was at a loss for words when I first saw it too. The mortuary that I got the hearse from had no idea that they were not a stock part of the car.. When the Hearse was repainted, they did an excellent job of color matching them to the top. I think the right one was installed to balance out the look of the hearse.. If they were removed, it would leave a indention in the top soo, I just left them on... If I can answer anything else, please feel free.. Ronnie. Long Beach CA, USA
Q: What are those round things sticking out of the top at the rear. Ive seen thousands of coaches, and never seen this before. Beautiful car! May-14-15
A: Thats what I asked when i saw the first one with those nipples!! And Ive sold "HUNDREDS" of these hearses over the past 29 years.. Those are the "ORIGINAL" back up sonar detectors..... Sorry, i had to laugh!! Actually I "BELIEVE that they were installed to "STOP" the rear door from swinging to far into the body and top and causing damage because the door actually taps those bumps/nipples if opened too fast or hard.. I know, i was at a loss for words when I first saw it too. The mortuary that I got the hearse from had no idea that they were not a stock part of the car.. When the Hearse was repainted, they did an excellent job of color matching them to the top. I think the right one was installed to balance out the look of the hearse.. If they were removed, it would leave a indention in the top soo, I just left them on... If I can answer anything else, please feel free.. Ronnie. Long Beach CA, USA
Jim Staruk
PCS Member
I never liked that style of landau bar. Anyone else with me?
Me either, Jim. It sits too far up over the drip rail level. This car is a good candidate for the service car wreath treatment. With no curtains, the little knobs sticking out on the rear end and those ugly bars, this would make a perfect service car conversion. Love the blue however.
Tony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020
September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
Olympian
Did anyone notice that this is a commercial glass Olympian model?
Did anyone notice that this is a commercial glass Olympian model?
Of course.
Attila, you concur on the purpose of the rear end 'knobs', or is there a different reason for those?
I'd like to have them.
Since Ronnie's a dealer, I'm sure he has a "generic" set of nameplates just for photos and such - much nicer than nameplates that say "YOUR NAME HERE". 
You could order a set just like that.
You could order a set just like that.