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Old 16-01-2023, 02:39 PM   #1
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https://www.drive.com.au/news/ford-f...d675&fs=e&s=cl
“The Ford Falcon may have gone to the grave in Australia five years ago, but a fleet of notable examples have lived-on in the UK as funeral cars.

On social media platform Facebook, UK-based used funeral vehicle company Cortege Cars has listed six Ford Falcons for sale (built from 2003 to 2014), all of which were converted into hearses or limousines after arriving in Britain.

According to the listings, the cars were modified by coachbuilder Coleman Milne, which originally specialised in building hearses from European Ford models such as the Zephyr, Granada and Scorpio.”
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Old 16-01-2023, 03:30 PM   #2
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being built by Coleman Milne it would be interesting looking at the cost of reimporting. they are quality builders
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Old 16-01-2023, 03:43 PM   #3
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They are not newly built and are sold as 2nd hand.

I saw an article a few years back when they were making them as new.
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The Falcon lives..... to cart away the dead.
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Old 16-01-2023, 04:03 PM   #5
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with the current trend in Ute's and vans are we going to be carried away in F250 conversions, Franco's little asian boxes stretched or big drones
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with the current trend in Ute's and vans are we going to be carried away in F250 conversions, Franco's little asian boxes stretched or big drones
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yea gawds just burn me in my bed or Ute.
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They are not newly built and are sold as 2nd hand.

I saw an article a few years back when they were making them as new.
Yeah I remember the articles from the time they were made new. They have just rehashed the story, now they are selling them off.
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I'd be up for one, either a hearse of a limo, but $$$$$$$
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Old 16-01-2023, 05:58 PM   #11
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Looking at the tyres on the hearse, typical funeral directors, 4 different tyres and it wouldn't surprise me if that Dunlop was factory fitted.


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Old 16-01-2023, 06:38 PM   #12
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George Best took his last ride in a Fairlane/Falcon wagon hearse.

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Old 17-01-2023, 05:07 PM   #13
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with the current trend in Ute's and vans are we going to be carried away in F250 conversions, Franco's little asian boxes stretched or big drones
We have real flash Mercedes Benz Hearses here in QLD.
Have a look see what K.M. Smith have got. Flash as they come !

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