My family ran a few funeral homes from the 40s into the 90s. I inherited these 2 hearses which have been sitting in a garage. The last either was out was for parades and the Lasalle was in a movie about President Roosevelt in the mid 70s and was driven by my uncle. I recently developed the land on which the garage containing these hearses and had to move them.
I would like any information folks have about what I own, and I plan to sell them. I've had a few antique dealers appraise them, but they admit that their knowledge is limited on this type of specialty car.
So if folks could give me an idea of what I've got, what they're worth, and any advice on how best to market them, I'd appreciate it.
I believe the horse drawn hearse is from around 1900, and the LaSalle is a 1938, originally bought by my family, then traded, then reaquired in 1960...or so the story goes that I was told decades ago.
This is my first post, it looks like I can only put up the horse drawn hearse in this post, so I'll put up the LaSalle separately.
William Lindsey
I would like any information folks have about what I own, and I plan to sell them. I've had a few antique dealers appraise them, but they admit that their knowledge is limited on this type of specialty car.
So if folks could give me an idea of what I've got, what they're worth, and any advice on how best to market them, I'd appreciate it.
I believe the horse drawn hearse is from around 1900, and the LaSalle is a 1938, originally bought by my family, then traded, then reaquired in 1960...or so the story goes that I was told decades ago.
This is my first post, it looks like I can only put up the horse drawn hearse in this post, so I'll put up the LaSalle separately.
William Lindsey
