First off, this is not mine, and I don't have any idea if it is for sale.

I was passing through Emporia, Kansas this Sunday afternoon and saw this 1968 Ninety Eight Cotner-Bevington Hearse. You don't see too many older commercial vehicles these days, so I circled back and took some photos. Overall condition doesn't seem too bad, though it appears to have been repainted. The front seat and steering wheel are very good. I couldn't see the odometer to check the miles. It has Comfortron air conditioning and a radio delete plate. I guess they didn't want anyone rocking out with the deceased! Not a fan of the wheels on it.

Let me know if you find this interesting and I can pass on some more photos.

Thanks, Olmanwinter

 

The wheels are ugly. Pretty cool find though!

 

Actually a 67. Professional cars are very cool IMO.

Cotner-Bevington used Ninety Eight chassis exclusively 1964-75, but 59-63 there were a few built on 88 platform. 59-63 they also built a few Chevrolet and Buick conversions. Tough, elegant cars in limo, ambulance, hearse and combination applications.

Interesting tidbit. C-B made air conditioning standard in their entire 1967 lineup, unless the customer deleted it when the car was ordered.

 

Sorry, you are absolutely correct on the year. That is what I get for making the post after a full day.

 

I totally agree. Especially a hearse or ambulance etc. Great pride in all of those builds.

Thanks for the factual information also. A/C would so be a must for a block long car rolling slow most of it's life.


I will say though that driving a car that carried people that moved on could get heavy. Ghost's might make you power brake it or ...

 

I'm curious, to any of you that are married, if you came home with a hearse, would your wife be spooked by it, and refuse to ride in it?

 

I would just be in trouble if I brought home another car...

 

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I've known a few people who owned them and they never mentioned any stoopernatcheral occurrences!😱

Two boys who lived a few miles up the road from me found the 1952 Cad hearse their great-uncles had used in their funeral business. They got the thing running and roadworthy and it became our party wagon. It hauled many kegs to field parties. One of those boys grew up to be a county coroner and the other a NC State Trooper. Their baby sister grew up to own a honky-tonk bar and dance hall.😳

 

You sound like my kind of friends. Ha ha.

 

I think if I was to bring that home, my wife would be more than happy to drive it.



If I was in a box in the back!!!!!!!!!!