1951 Chevrolet Advance-Design (by default)
1951 Chevrolet Advance-Design in The Battle of the River Plate, Movie, 1956
Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: 
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2011-12-06 07:29 |
Is there a name for this type of hearse design? |
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◊ 2011-12-06 13:03 |
As far as I know, no. In the fifties all hearse cars were very styled, but rarely like these ones. There was a museum (ULBRA) in the south of Brazil (nowadays the museum has been dismantled) with many heavily decorated hearse cars, including some in white for children. |
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◊ 2016-03-20 03:42 |
Model from the 1947-55 Chevrolet Advance-Design / GMC New Design truck lines, with the 1947-51 twisting door handle and the 1951+ vent widow: a 1951 only model. Heavily stretched, whatever the basis is: the longest wheelbase for the light-duty models was 137"/3.48 m. Most probably a ½-ton (Chevrolet 3100 / GMC 100) or a ¾-ton (Chevrolet 3600 / GMC 150), as the 1-ton models (3800 / 250) have a higher ground clearance. Depending on where the scene was shot (Uruguay?), it could be a model built (partially local + CKD parts) in Brazil. Or built as CKD in Argentina? (IMCDb habits give Chevrolet as default make when it's impossible to identify an Advance-Design model over a New Design one.) |
