Modelmartin Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Isn't it funny how that works? JFK Hearse auction Edited January 23, 2011 by Modelmartin
samdiego Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Great, so now the value of the ones I've been sitting on takes a dive
Ben Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I bet it's about to be reissued. That's what happens whenever there's a rare kit for a high price on Ebay!
lordairgtar Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I bet it's about to be reissued. That's what happens whenever there's a rare kit for a high price on Ebay! I thought JFK was transported in a 63 Pontiac hearse owned by the Navy.
Jon Cole Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I bet it's about to be reissued. That's what happens whenever there's a rare kit for a high price on Ebay! What? You do know this thread is about an actual full size vehicle, yes?
bajaboy5b Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I bet it's about to be reissued. That's what happens whenever there's a rare kit for a high price on Ebay! it's a REAL car
samdiego Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I bet it's about to be reissued. That's what happens whenever there's a rare kit for a high price on Ebay! Zing It's okay Ben, I got it.
Chuck Most Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Some guy named John Gum built a model of the JFK hearse (or whatever), look for it on e-Bay with a price of $20,000 any day now!
brett Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I bet it's about to be reissued. That's what happens whenever there's a rare kit for a high price on Ebay! I "GOT IT" too, thought it was pretty funny actually
Terror Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I think we just ran out of Kennedy's to haul around.
route66modeler Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Hi, I was 5 years old when Kennedy was shot. Thanks for posting the video of the old news accounts. I had never seen them. Steve
ffreak Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I suppose the horse drawn carriage from his funeral will be next !!! Sorry, I just had to say that !! Yes I was around during that awfull time in history and am totally respectfull of it, which is why I hate to see people trying to make a buck from it !! My 2 cents worth !!
Art Anderson Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I suppose the horse drawn carriage from his funeral will be next !!! Sorry, I just had to say that !! Yes I was around during that awfull time in history and am totally respectfull of it, which is why I hate to see people trying to make a buck from it !! My 2 cents worth !! Don't worry. The horse-drawn artillery caisson used in JFK's two funeral processions is owned by the US Army, specifically for state funerals in Washington DC--to go to Arlington National Cemetery. On the other note here: If there waa something truly macabre about the preservation, restoration and display of ANY ambulance or hearse, it would be just as true if the vehicle in question had been used in any funeral, or emergency run to a hospital with an accident or crime victim. and apparently not very many people consider that to be the case, as there are any number of old, even truly historic ambulances and hearses that have been preserved and displayed, from the earliest horse-drawn examples to the highly modified, seriously crafted motor vehicles over the last century or so. To my thinking, it's if, and when, a vehicle involved in a notable accident or crime scene is displayed as if it were some sort of carnival sideshow that falls short of "good taste". Witness the touring, for decades, the '34 Ford 4dr sedan in which Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were gunned down by a group of law enforcement officers, lead by a Texas Ranger, on a Louisiana highway some 75 years ago or so. I mean, do we really need to be shown the car, replete with dozens of bullet holes, with faded bloodstains all over the upholstery inside? The above is not the case with the Presidential Lincoln Continental Parade car in which JFK was riding. The car was completely redone after the assassination, all evidence of what happened on that day in Dallas removed. Now granted, one wonders why it wasn't just crushed, melted down, and done away with. For starters, Presidential parade vehicles were often provided by automakers, not directly purchased by the White House. This practice carried on for several decades, unlike the past 35 years or so, when the White House went to commissioning the construction of special limousines for the President of the United States, which are owned by the White House (US Government), rather than being provided at low, or no cost whatsoever by whomever built them. This practice, I believe, began with Pierce Arrow, who was the provider of Presidential official cars from at least President Wilson out to the very early years of FDR. Lincoln Division of Ford Motor Company picked up that practice when Pierce went out of business, provided at least three custom-built open bodied limousines for Presidential motorcade use from 1939 through 1961--Ford commissioned their construction, paid the bill for them, leased them to the White House for very nominal money, which practice went away after the assassination of Kennedy. But, to denigrate Ford, or anyone owning such a car that's played any role in a tragedy, regardless of whom, what or where, unless that car owner truly exploits the vehicle in a manner that makes it some sort of "carnival act", I see very little problem in doing so. To say, or advocate otherwise would indicate to me that such real estate venues as Ford's Theatre in Washington, or the Texas Schoolbook Depository in Dallas (perhaps the entire area of Dealey Plaza?) should be razed to raw scorched earth, to eliminate all visible evidence of the place, to erase all connection with the awful event(s) which took place there, and then leave any mention of the events to a dry couple of paragraphs in a dusty set of encyclopedias. Just my two cents worth on this argument. Art
george 53 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 The President's Lincoln Limosine is on permanent display in the Henry Ford Museum, at Greenfeild Village, In Dearborn Michigan. It's been completely restored and shows NO sign of that terrible day. It is a honor to be able to see the car in which he rode in.
samdiego Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 In and of itself with any and all of the history deleted, it would be kinda cool to have just as a converted '63 Poncho wagon
Guest Johnny Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Art! Years ago we had a big anniversary doings in town here and one of the things that showed up with the carnival was the Bonnie and Clyde car! Full of bullet holes, complete with blood stains and a couple thompsons and a shotgun tossed in for effect! It was in a trailer you walked through and they had reprints of the pictures from the scene on the walls and they were even selling copies! Big draw charging a buck a head to go through. That was until one old retired local Police Sgt. pointed out that the Ford in the pictures was a 34 and the car on display was a 35! An hour later they were driving away off to some other place with a new bunch of suckers!
Modelmartin Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Art! Years ago we had a big anniversary doings in town here and one of the things that showed up with the carnival was the Bonnie and Clyde car! Full of bullet holes, complete with blood stains and a couple thompsons and a shotgun tossed in for effect! It was in a trailer you walked through and they had reprints of the pictures from the scene on the walls and they were even selling copies! Big draw charging a buck a head to go through. That was until one old retired local Police Sgt. pointed out that the Ford in the pictures was a 34 and the car on display was a 35! An hour later they were driving away off to some other place with a new bunch of suckers! When I was a kid going to the Minnesota state fair I recall there being a Bonnie and Clyde death car along with an Adolph Hitler car. There are probably a lot of those around!
Clay Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) I am wondering why it looks like a toy but is being sold like a real car? Edit: Nevermind, I didn't see the real car all the way down on the bottom of the page. Edited January 25, 2011 by Clay
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