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I just returned from a short but pleasant trip to southern Arizona and want to share a couple of photos with you.
In Tombstone there is a very tired 1940 Packard Super Eight Henney hearse parked beside a gift shop/ store located just across the parking lot from the "Boot HIll Cemetery", Apparently it has been sitting there for many years so probably many of you have already seen it.
This past Saturday I attended a car show on in Tucson and lo and behold I spotted an immaculate 1955 Packard 400 belonging to longtime Packardinfo member Kevin AZ.
Just so you know the old guy on the left in the funny hat is me and the handsome young fellow in the ball cap is Kevin!

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Dave, thanks for posting the pictures. Recognizable faces with recognizable autos.

Don't need to see pictures of ugly guys Just Packards and pretty girls.

Interesting that the hearse has junior taillights. Was it really a Super Eight?

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Since it was my wife taking the picture I couldn't convince her to take pix of the pretty girls. Sorry

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West, I honestly can't say for certain but from what I could see of the engine it appeared to be a 356 not a 282 so I assumed a Super Eight.

I was just curious. I'm sure you know what a 356 looks like. Being a hearse, I guess it's not inconceivable that they used the Junior taillights for one reason or another. I've also wondered why they use those hideous-looking aftermarket-looking sidemounts on commercial chassis. Why wouldn't they just use the factory sidemounts???? Perhaps added after the funeral business sold it???

I've seen other Henney's use a mix of junior and senior trim. The hinged lid sidemount covers too

Dave,

It was very nice meeting with you and your bride. I hope southern Arizona was welcoming and enjoyable. You frankly timed your arrival perfectly as the weather you encountered on Saturday in Tucson is what we all live for here.

I have enjoyed this thread and I'm glad you brought it (hearse) to the forefront. Can't tell you how many times I've passed it over the years when I was in the Tombstone(the Town to tough to die!) area. Next time I'm there, I'll attempt get more info for everyone.

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Kevin, Thanks for the comments. I really enjoyed my trip and wished that I could have stayed longer both to visit with you and learn more about your car and also just to be able to enjoy the ambiance and the warmth of both the countryside and the people we met. I would very much like to learn more about that interesting old hearse at Tombstone and particularly whether it is a junior or senior chassis. I hope that someday we can meet once again.