the rat rod version of a hearse... well, sort of

Funeral cars from the 1930's and 40's

from http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/chat/post-random-pic-thread-7157/page175

drag racing Caddy hearse, 2007, wet track

found on http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/chat/post-random-pic-thread-7157/page76

Clever Benz wagon collector has a rare bookend matched pair for car show displays, an ambulance and a hearse

I hope I'm not the only one to appreciate the humor of the owner and sign maker... I think it's pretty clever

The Navarro equipped 40 Ford and the Monocles caddy hearse at the Beatnick Blowout 2010

You might be unaware of what Barney Navarro accomplished, besides making great flatheads... for example, inventing a heart lung machine used at a hospital,
core drilling and concrete cutting equipment,
and a 700 hp 199 cu in Rambler twin turbo Indy engine.

read a short but illuminating bio here: http://www.navarroengineering.com/about_barney.html

Kargoyle... a Barris creation

http://www.barris.com/gallery_cars/Kustoms_HotRods/gallery_kargoyle.html
Built for the Playboy "Girls next Door" show