one more flower car

[Mike Stevens]

It seems there is a string of flower cars on site for now. We spotted this one in Chicago this past week. It was still in use as it was found parked in front of the House of Branch Funeral Chapel on Roosevelt Dr in Chicago. The next day we saw it at a small repair shop. Later that day we saw it heading back to the funeral home.
Hope you enjoy the pictures.
Mike

 

[Shawn Blyler]

It looks like you would have to be 7 feet tall in order to put any flowers on top of that thing! Wonder why the deck is so tall?

 

[Mike Stevens]

not seven

Shawn,
If you look at the last picture you will see me at the side of this car. If is just under 6 feet tall. You will also see it is not just a flower car but can also be used to carry the coffin inside out of the weather.
Now if I could only find one with my name and price on it. I would not be too picky about what year as I just like flower cars.
Mike

 

[Kyle Martin]

flower car

man, thats one good looking car. theres something about a flower car and i want one. on my list of im gonna get but just havent got. one day i WILL have one.

 

[Shawn Blyler]

Shawn,
If you look at the last picture you will see me at the side of this car. If is just under 6 feet tall. You will also see it is not just a flower car but can also be used to carry the coffin inside out of the weather.
Now if I could only find one with my name and price on it. I would not be too picky about what year as I just like flower cars.
Mike

I guess I am just used to the older ones that weren't built up so high. Here is a pic of one we used to have--it could carry a casket too, but has a much lower deck height.

 

[Kurt Halverson]

Thoese rear quarter pictures make that car look like it is a mile long! Thanks for posting, Kurt

 

[Paul Steinberg]

My favorite flower car....

 

[John Royark JR]

It looks like you would have to be 7 feet tall in order to put any flowers on top of that thing! Wonder why the deck is so tall?

Its not as tall is it looks. Here is a pic of Brady Smith loading the 93 Eagle flower car at Bernie DeWinters funeral.

 

[John Royark JR]

Shawn,
If you look at the last picture you will see me at the side of this car. If is just under 6 feet tall. You will also see it is not just a flower car but can also be used to carry the coffin inside out of the weather.
Now if I could only find one with my name and price on it. I would not be too picky about what year as I just like flower cars.
Mike

didn't know we still used coffins in the U.S., only caskets. Yes there is a difference, caskets have 4 sides, coffins have 6.
Don't take my post the wrong way, most people don't know the difference, and it just bugs me like hearst does to all of us.

 

[Mike Stevens]

coffins and caskets

John,
thanks for bringing an old guy up to date.
Mike

 

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

That's a Eagle Coupe de Fluer. Paint those rub rails back dark grey and put the pin strips back on it and that would be a sharp car!

 

[Brady D Smith]

thanks John

I had never seen that photo.

 

[Mike McDonald]

Its not as tall is it looks. Here is a pic of Brady Smith loading the 93 Eagle flower car at Bernie DeWinters funeral.
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Is that a Plumb-Smith Flower Car?...... and their funeral home fleet garage?..... lots of covered spaces! MM

 

[John Royark JR]

Is that a Plumb-Smith Flower Car?...... and their funeral home fleet garage?..... lots of covered spaces! MM

Nope, not Bradys car. If I remember right, Carl Woerner (C.W. Coach) furnished the car.

 

[John Royark JR]

I had never seen that photo.

Brady, I do not remember where the pic came from.
If someone knows who took it, please let us know so they can receive proper credit.

 

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

I had never seen that photo.

That was one of my photos that I took during Bernie's funeral services. The flower car was indeed furnished by Carl.

 

[Mike McDonald]

Jeremy: Is that a funeral home fleet garage in the background? Who's? THX-MM

 

[Tom Hoczyk]

MY favorite flower car

1953 Eureka

 

[Jerry Jacobson]

From Bernie DeWinters funeral

Photos courtesy of Jeremy Ledford. The funeral home is in Dayton, Ohio.

 

[Russ Austin]

Looks expensive to be buried (or preped) there.