hey all, maybe someone can help me out, i have had a few people ask me when i tell them i owe an elky if thats the car that was used before hearsts came out. i keep saying i am not sure so maybe someone can help me out... thanks in advance
RH

Hearses have been around much longer than El Caminos. I have seen hearses with a bed, like an El Camino. They were actually used to carry flowers, not coffins.

There were horse drawn hearses before the days of internal combustion engines...

You may not believe this, but it's all true. I think your confused with Rancheros being used as hearses though, not El Caminos'...and here's why. There is a misconception that the word FORD means that the vehicle was "Found On Road Dead" but, sorta like the acronyms DOA (dead on arrival)l and DOS (dead on scene) ...in all actuality the acronym means that a person was "Found On Road Dead"...in a Ranchero. Now whether that person who was Found On Road Dead was a corpse being transported or the occupants of the Ranchero, is not truly known for sure. I believe that there are documented cases of people being "Found On Road Dead" while using a Ranchero as a hearse, who were in the process of transporting deceased people, who were "Found On Road Dead" in other Ford vehicles. So, you should never own a FORD especially a Ranchero, because you could literally be "Found on Road Dead" in a Ford. I'm sure you've also heard the term, "I wouldn't be caught dead in that car" That term was originally "I wouldn't be caught dead in a Ranchero" but, like a lot of old sayings overtime they get misconstrued or misquoted. Another little known fact was that the movie 'Driving Miss Daisy' was originally supposed to be titled 'Pushing Up Daisies' and the chauffeur drove...(you guessed it)...a Ranchero, but it was changed by the Hollywood script writers due to complaints by the FMC. Eventually, this all lead to the demise of the Ranchero in the best interest of public safety. I hope I have set you straight on this matter. Now you can inform all those people who told you that El Caminos' were used as hearses the real facts! I hate it when people can't get their story straight :x !

The elusive 1859 Elcamino:

http://www.wildhorsebooks.com/Plans/Collin's%20Plans/Hearse.JPG

What was nice about this model is that you could easily add horsepower by simply adding a horse.

8) Now talk about bigger rims! :lol:

i know they are ballin' with their 30's and shiz....playa playa!

-Anduh

Mike, That is quite a story. I'm glad you shared that info in case it ends up on a quiz.

I've seen two Elcaminos used as flower cars at different funeral homes. They are both on the Far Northwest side of Chicago.

Or the next time they ask, you can be real nice and tell them that your ElCamino is actually used for community service- to carry extremely obese folk to the gym, then hand them your contact number and tell'em to give it to his momma. I don't think that person will call your elco a hearst anymore.....Oh and you better run:P