1980 Cadillac Funeral Coach Yonezu Kobo

1980 Cadillac Funeral Coach in Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki, Movie, 1989

Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: — Made for:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
BeanBandit ◊ 2006-08-23 13:04	I don't know if we have any Japanese funeral cars on the site before, well, now there is.
Jun ◊ 2006-08-23 17:08	Coachbuilder is Yonezu kobo (bankrupted in 2002) -- Last edit: 2006-08-23 17:09:19
qwerty_86 ◊ 2006-08-24 04:14	Wow, elaborate. For some reason, it reminds me of an old American pickup with a camper top.
nubby ◊ 2007-06-01 01:39	In Japan, they usually use foreign USA Lincoln Town Cars and Cadillac sedans. They cut out half of the roof and trunk ,weld the back doors shut,and install the small ornate Buddhist temple on the back end. Kind of weird to see an American icon car dressed as a buddhist hearse, but it looks sweet! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/JapaneseHearse.JPG
Animatronixx ◊ 2008-01-16 01:00	For these shrines are made from really heavy wood it´s a common practise to change the whole car beneath in case of a major refurbishment.
arto ◊ 2011-07-16 09:00	http://profile.imageshack.us/user/artosaha/ I have imported a Buddhist Cadillac Hearse to Sweden, it´s a 1989 model in mint condition.