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1960 Buick Funeral Coach Flxible Premier Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: 
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◊ 2007-06-25 00:35 |
![[Image: bscap0659pn1.8605.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is217/bscap0659pn1.8605.jpg) |
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◊ 2007-06-25 01:25 |
Based on a 1960 Electra 225. |
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◊ 2007-06-25 08:30 |
It's a Flxible Premier made on a 1960 Electra chassis. More details about it in this link: http://hometown.aol.com/rlt60lesabre/page14.html |
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◊ 2008-02-19 21:31 |
This another 4730. Should there be distinction among the Funeral Coach, Ambulance, or Combination product groups? |
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◊ 2008-02-19 21:57 |
According to official Flxible recordings, the LWB Premiers in 1960 were 4730 Electra resp. 4830 Electra 225 chassis, while the SWB Flxettes based on the 4430 LeSabre chassis. 86 Premiers and 110 Flxettes were built by Flxible during the 1960 model year. Flxible only made a distinction between standard wheelbase and stretched chassis, regardless of the final configuration. |
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◊ 2008-02-19 23:54 |
Viele Dank, Animatronixx! What does "resp." mean? |
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◊ 2008-02-20 01:14 |
@58Roadmaster: You´re welcome .gif ":)") Oh, I´m sorry if that was a bit ambiguous. I meant "the LWB Premiers in 1960 were 4730 Electra respectively 4830 Electra 225 chassis" |
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◊ 2008-02-20 02:30 |
So did they use 4830 chassis for Premiere also? Ich habe fuenf Jahre in die Deutschklasse studiert. Mein fuenften Jahr war in die Hochschule mit die Universitaet von Minnesota. I don't get to use that very much, but it was in preparation for studying engineering in the future. |
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◊ 2008-02-20 22:22 |
Yes, both 4730 and 4830, but it´s obviously not recorded how many of each chassis they used in 1960. (By the way: It´s actually "Premier" - "Premiere" was the Lincoln .gif ";)") )Ja, man merkt das. |
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◊ 2008-02-21 15:21 |
I see, a "premier" can be a head of state. Not the opening kind of "premiere." Thanks -- Last edit: 2008-02-21 15:24:06 |
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◊ 2008-02-21 20:39 |
58Roadmaster, you're suffering from the same delusion as Tony and Cherie Blair ...  |
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◊ 2008-03-18 09:56 |
I really like the look of this car it looks tough and mean. |
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◊ 2009-07-20 03:56 |
This one is mine. I have owned it since 2003. None of the Flxible built cars in 1960 were built off of a \"225\" chassis. I think the Flxible book is wrong in giving that information. The Electra 225 was 5 inches longer from the rear wheel to the rear bumper. All Premiers started life as a Lesabre 2 door sedan body from Flint on a standard Electra chassis with a gray interior. None of the factory photos or surviving cars have the extra 5 inches. The Electra 225 chassis and body are mated to each other, they would be buying a complete car to chop. The option for the extra lenth does not exist. (would have been more expensive) Would require different tooling for the roof sheet metal which was all one piece. Would require different glass and trim which were not made. Would require different removable panels for the combo\'s and only one part # exist. I own 3 Premiers and all The Flxettes started life as an Electra 4 door sedans with grey interiors. Also have standard quarters, not 225\'s. The roof was cut away, standard station wagon doors were used and they put a custom top on it. The car was originally an Electra Stripped Chassis. This car in particular consisted of Sable Black front end sheet metal Electra drive train and a Lucerne Green Lesabre 2 door sedan body with gray interior. The car was built in Flint as were all Flxibles. The car was ordered by the Albee Mortuary in Condon Oregon. At that time Marvin Alee was also the only ambulance in town so this car needed to do both duty\'s. The car was ordered in Midnight Blue with a dark blue airline style curtains. Also ordered was a red ambulance front interior with a Burgundy rear interior, a snap in burgundy carpet to cover the casket rollers and a Ferno Gurney. The unusual thing about this car is it is a straight hearse with no flip up seat for an ambulance attendant, the car does not even have a cot bar. In 1979 The Albee Mortuary was bought by Patrick Sweeney who also owned the Sweeney Mortuary in nearby Heppner Oregon. This car having almost no miles on it became Patrick\'s driver and was used to make the 40 mile run between the two homes almost daily. I have spoken to Pat Sweeney and he told me about one particular run on the vacant roads between the two towns in which he decided to \"open her up and see what she\'s got\". He got caught before he ever found out and was clocked at 110mph. By this time Marvin Albee had become the Justice of the Peace in Condon and when Pat got to the stand expecting to be let off with a slap on the wrist Marvin threw the book at him to prove no conflict of interest. The car was retired in 1985 and was parked on Pats brothers farm in a field to one day be scrapped. Then in 2003 a resident of Portland Oregon saw the car and bought it and a 1973 Miller hearse for $500 and he had planned to used the Buick\'s drive train to power a Chevy Sedan delivery then junk the rest. Luckily his wife had other ideas when two hearses sat in the driveway. He put them both on Ebay where I acquired it. The car is still 100% original, even the paint. The car had 86,000 miles on it and right now is showing just over 90,000. The car runs great and the only work I have had to do was rebuild the brakes for safety reasons. I also own this one. /vehicle_61029-Buick-Electra-Ambulance-4730-1960.html |
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◊ 2009-07-20 04:10 |
This car was also used in another movie that was filmed in Condon Oregon. Patrick sweeney loaned the car out to be used in the Funeral scene in this movie. I have bought the movie and the copy I have does not show the car. The Funeral scene has been shortened. It is in the version he has, why they would cut out the only good part of the movie is beyond me. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093167/ |
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◊ 2015-01-21 01:58 |
I was able to get a breakdown of the 86 1960 Flxible Premiers built in 1960. This one is a limo style hearse. Only 4 were built. This was the only Blue one. |
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