Posts Tagged ‘hearse

03
Apr
08

What the heck is a Landau Bar?

By John 2 Comments
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One question that I am commonly asked is if there is a significance to that s-shaped thing on the back of hearses?  Well the easy answer to that is “no” and that s-shaped thing is called a Landau Bar.  The landau bar is basically a design that the first hearse builders borrowed from horse drawn carriages and it has been on hearses ever since.  Instead of boring you with many words about the history of the hearse and how they are made, this video should be a lot more fun to watch.  It is about 3.5 minutes long.  Enjoy.

07
Mar
08

Cadillac Echelon Hease by Eagle

By John 2 Comments
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I present to you the Cadillac Echelon by Eagle Coach Company – which also happens to be the hearse pictured on the header of the blog.  Eagle is one of my favorite coach (hearse) building companies – I know, can you believe that there are companies that just build hearses and limos? Eagle probably make the best Cadillac hearses.  This coach was unveiled at the 2007 National Funeral Directors Association Convention in Las Vegas and isn’t even one thier company website (which is www.eaglecoachcompany.com). 

The word that comes to my mind when thinking about this hearse is AWESOME!!!!  The design is very modern but doesn’t forget about traditional styling.  The back window reminds me of the new Mercedes-Benz designs.  There is an urn enclave for use when transporting an urn instead of a casket.  My personal favorite of the new design in the sun roof in the bay of the hearse.  This allows for a natural light to show upon the casket while travelling to the cemetery or church (please read that with slight sarcasm). 

I am not 100% sure of the price tag yet, but from what I have heard, all of this, and more, can be yours for around $85,000.  Definitely one of the more expensive hearses I know of but there is nothing else like this on the market.  Enjoy the pictures below.  A special thanks to my friend Brock for sending them to me.

Eagle Echelon Interior
Eagle Echelon Hearse

29
Feb
08

The beginning…

By John 2 Comments
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So this is the beginning.  My wife recently kicked me off our “family” blog.  I put “family” in quotes because even though it says family, she is the only one who gets to post anything.  Apparently she didn’t like all of the funeral references.  But I said “Hey! I think people are interested”  So I am please to start My Undertaking.  My goal with this is to show people some of what is available in the funeral industry.  For example, did you know there is more than one type of embalming fluid?  It’s true.  There are litterally hundreds of types.  So every couple of days I am going to highlite something from caskets to hearses to cemetery equipment.  And if you have a question about something you have seen or are curious about let me know.