1960 Oldsmobile 98 Hearse!

laszlo · 04-19-2007, 11:00 AM

hi,

i'm planning to buy this 1960 Oldsmobile 98 hearse to restore it. I've searched the web for infos about this car but it seems to be unique... Belgian carriage-builders tranformed an olds 98 4 doors into a hearse. do you know if parts like the chrome bumpers are still available?
thanks!
Laszlo

Retrorocket88 · 04-21-2007, 09:46 AM

You can try searching Station wagon fourms and I know there are a few Hearse sites out there as well. Neat car by the way!!

Oldsguy · 04-21-2007, 02:08 PM

Laszlo,

Welcome to our site. Nice looking project too. Keep us posted on your progress.

ncwitte · 04-22-2007, 06:47 PM

Wow! That's quite unusual. It sounds like a challenging project, but one well worth undertaking. Good luck and keep us posted!

Oldsfan · 04-23-2007, 06:06 AM

If you haven't already, you might want to visit:

http://www.phantomcoaches.org/

Paul

toolbox · 05-01-2007, 01:22 PM

I saw one of these for sale on Ebay once...it was a couple of years ago. If it's missing any trim parts, you can try the junkyards listed in Hemmings, or spend a lot of time on Ebay. As long as the parts are still there, most of the time they can be restored...

ztim · 05-06-2007, 12:20 AM

Nice pun ncwitte. ...worth the undertaking. lol

Retrorocket88 · 05-06-2007, 09:42 PM

So where did this guy go? Only one post????

ncwitte · 05-07-2007, 08:15 AM

Glad someone was paying attention!

Flaco · 06-10-2007, 02:02 PM

thats gotta be one rare pup right there. nice catch. where'd ya go las?

04-19-2007, 11:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
laszlo Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1	1960 Oldsmobile 98 Hearse! hi, i'm planning to buy this 1960 Oldsmobile 98 hearse to restore it. I've searched the web for infos about this car but it seems to be unique... Belgian carriage-builders tranformed an olds 98 4 doors into a hearse. do you know if parts like the chrome bumpers are still available? thanks! Laszlo

04-21-2007, 02:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,553	Laszlo, Welcome to our site. Nice looking project too. Keep us posted on your progress. __________________ Dan '46 2 door

04-22-2007, 06:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
ncwitte Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 43	Wow! That's quite unusual. It sounds like a challenging project, but one well worth undertaking. Good luck and keep us posted! __________________ Norm Witte Lansing, Michigan '63 Ninety Eight Holiday Sports Sedan '99 Aurora The Internet: a fascinating new technology that combines the excitement of typing with the accuracy of fourth hand hearsay.

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ncwitte Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 43	Glad someone was paying attention! __________________ Norm Witte Lansing, Michigan '63 Ninety Eight Holiday Sports Sedan '99 Aurora The Internet: a fascinating new technology that combines the excitement of typing with the accuracy of fourth hand hearsay.

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04-21-2007, 09:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Retrorocket88 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	You can try searching Station wagon fourms and I know there are a few Hearse sites out there as well. Neat car by the way!!

04-23-2007, 06:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
Oldsfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 427	If you haven't already, you might want to visit: http://www.phantomcoaches.org/ Paul

05-01-2007, 01:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
toolbox Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 37	I saw one of these for sale on Ebay once...it was a couple of years ago. If it's missing any trim parts, you can try the junkyards listed in Hemmings, or spend a lot of time on Ebay. As long as the parts are still there, most of the time they can be restored...

05-06-2007, 12:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
ztim Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 229	Nice pun ncwitte. ...worth the undertaking. lol

05-06-2007, 09:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Retrorocket88 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	So where did this guy go? Only one post????

06-10-2007, 02:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Flaco Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 3	thats gotta be one rare pup right there. nice catch. where'd ya go las?