1950 Cadillac hearse, Resurrection. EP3 

Nice to see some of these old cars being rebuilt that would normally be ignored ….

When I was in High School I had a '49 hearse with a flathead 346 and a three on the tree, with a Hess and Eidenhart body and cast iron curtains! I love it. Thumbs up. I'm older now, with nothing but boring stories or glory days (Springsteen).

Mabel looks to be in better shape than I am, and I'm only one year older than she is! Plus; at the moment she's got my favourite wheel look; black steel rims, no hubcaps, and whitewalls. Definitely wanna see how she turns out.

When I was in college in the 1980s, one of my classmates had a 1950 Miller Cadillac Hearse that he used as a daily driver. Damn that was a big car. Just for kicks, he even got an empty casket to carry around in the back. FYI: some very fine steel wool (or an SOS pad) really works well on removing rust from chrome and nickel plated bright work. Don’t even need any chemicals.

Christine resto trying to come back to life, interior yes,drive line yes , chrome getting there, paint last on her list haha. Enjoying the build.

there used to be a used car lot in Vancouver (bc) about 1967... down by the Burrard bridge...there sat a black 1938 Packard hearse..it had a carved wooden body(rear section) and was so cool...never seen another one beautifully carved...l hope it got saved...

I’m loving the hearse content. Can’t wait for more! 😊

Love how you took the 'irreplaceable glass' and set it on the concrete, leaning against the wall.

They say rust free but they never say rat shit free in the ads 😂. She's taking shape. After you scrubed her down it surprised me how well she looked. I'm looking forward to seeing everything you do to her to get her back on the road. Thanks for the videos.

Wow, that Caddy has so much character! This body style has a much cleaner look and won't scream hearse when going down the road like many of it's contemporaries. It has more of a custom cruiser look to it, that will be one sweet ride.

My dad owned a funeral home. He had a 1957 Caddy hearse and when he finally replaced it in the mid 1970's he gave it to me. It was immaculate, a real beauty and this was in the desert so not a spec of rust anywhere. I think I sold it for $300.00. Sounds horrible now but I had no place or money to store it. Of course I wish I still had it. By the way his first funeral home was incredibly haunted. When I was a very small kid I yelled at the ghosts to get them to quiet down. It was a murmuring sound as if there were people above me in the funeral chapel talking but I could never make out any words. I didn't understand that they were ghosts at the time, I just figured out that by making a lot of noise the noise would quiet down. I'd yell HEY!!! and they'd quiet down and then the murmuring would slowly start up again until it became very loud then I'd yell again. This was in the furnace room in the basement of a combination furniture store/funeral home. I loved to pull the cinders out of the furnace and when I was banging and clanging around the voices would start up. I'm sure now that I was disturbing the ghosts. The furnace room was next door to the embalming room. I never went into the funeral home part of the business alone. I never worried about ghosts while I was in the furnace room but when I went up the stairs I always felt like they were after me so I sprinted up the stairs. I'm sure I still have the speed record for those stairs. There was plenty of light in the furnace room but outside of the furnace room in the main part of the basement near the stairs there was only a very dim light bulb hanging from a wire and the light didn't reach the back of the basement so it just faded to black. If I'd known they were ghosts at the time I would have been terrified. Didn't figure it out until many years later when I heard that the building was considered possibly the most haunted building in Oregon. That was over 60 years ago now. Many years later as a young man I saw a full bodied apparition while on a ship at sea when I was in the merchant marine. He looked completely solid, I thought he was real. On the night I first joined the ship in Seattle after we were at sea he was repeatedly walking by my room which I was cleaning out. It was left a pig sty by the former occupant. He walked by so many times that I gradually became obsessed with what he was doing but I gave no indication that I saw him. I was trying to ignore him but after a couple of hours I was very angry with him mainly because I resented that I had become fixated on him so when I was finally done cleaning my room and throwing out all the trash I'd found there I followed this guy down the passageway so close on his heels that I could have reached out and touched him. I heard a voice say "he sees you" and then when he went around the corner he disappeared. There was nowhere for him to go but he was gone when I came around the corner just behind him. I ran all over the crews quarters looking for him. A few hours later when I saw my watch partner I asked him "who's the guy that walks around and around the fidley?" He was perplexed. I described the guy and what he had been doing. His eyes bugged out and he said "that's a ghost! That's the guy you replaced! He jumped overboard in a storm on our way up the Oregon coast and killed himself. He had lost his mind. He thought there were spiders crawling all over him. He had been continuously walking around in circles which I had seen him doing. A witness saw him jump off the stern end (fantail) in heavy weather. I was in his room. I had been throwing out all of his personal gear. His clothes, everything he had. Now I was sleeping in his bed but that never did bother me. I figured he was more afraid of me than I was of him. So years later when my sister told me that tour groups were ghost hunting in my dads old building I finally figured out that I'd been dealing with ghosts in there when I was a kid.

I have a 50 Coupe Deville. I have not seen a hearse like this in a long time. It looks really cool. Big beast. Keep up the posting

What a great project... man that thing is huge.. Fun stuff!

You can use an SOS pad to clean up all that nickel plate, chrome and glass with. You can use it on the aluminum trim pieces as well, but you might have to repolish them afterwards.

I grew up in a small midwestern town where the undertaker was also the ambulance driver and funnel director . He wore many hats . Your ride reminded me of those days in the 1950’s Thanks

That's coming along nicely the comet trick is great I'll definitely give it a try what a sweet project look forward to seeing the progress

Vice Grip Garage has some stuff called "Shine Juice" which will help preserve the patina on the car. Plus after you use the "Shine Juice" they also sell a clear coat which can be put on to seal everything in. The clear coat can be sprayed on through a spray gun or it can applied on by sponge brush.

Good old Mabel is showing signs that she may be able to come back from the dead after all . I'd think about leaving the built up section under the rear seating area , as it would give it theater style seating . Have you considered a third row seat from a SUV , something that could be folded up , out of the way or removed easily, for when you need to haul those longer items . Our sedan delivery's rear floor is done like a truck bed with stained oak flooring , Polished stainless rub strips , and access doors hinged and latched for use of the area underneath as out of sight securable storage .

What a beautiful car. It deserves more and more. Thank you

This hearse series is making me put the tarp up again on my harbor freight carport and continue working on my 66 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD.

It’s going to look really good and those body lines are timeless

enjoying your application of elbow grease so far on your 'box truck'. Two callouts... steel wool on your rusty chrome (not stainless) will cut the rust faster than those plastic scrubbers and not hurt the chrome. Also, If the 50 cad firewall/cowl design is like my '56 chev cowl... there are two vents at the bottom of the cowl. My '56 had mouse nest material, leaves & sand blocking the vents that I basically used long screw drivers or coat-hangers fashioned into hooks to help clear out the cowl. I ran water from above until it basically ran clear. Lastly, I'm hoping you will be able to simply press some of the dings & dents back into basic form (hood; lower front fender sides, for example) to improve the sheetmetal to some degree without having to do major metal work which might monkey with some of the original paint/patina. I'm trying to imagine a shiny wheel of some sort on it with whitewalls, but haven't been inspired by any particular idea yet. Best wishes

SOS pads and CLR is your best friend for cleaning up old chrome

FYI that's a Sayers & Scovill/Hess & Eisenhart coach. Built on a Cadillac long-wheelbase commercial chassis. From the firewall forward it's standard although somewhat strippo Cadillac. All the doors and the roof were fabricated by S&S, and the rear fenders are the longer ones from a 2 door Coupe DeVille. S&S was the premier American coachbuilder; they built JFK's Lincoln parade car and rebuilt it after Dallas. That 1950 has been very badly neglected but it looks like it has decent bones and would be very much worth bringing back to stock. BTW although it has the "suicide doors" it appears to have been built as a straight endloading coach without the 3 way table, Nice find and I hope to see future vids!

Very neat ride I bet if that car could talk it would have a very cool story to tell

Best thing for crusty chrome is 0000 steel wool... almost every hardware store has it & it's super cheap...

I use Comet for all kinds of cleaning . That Grill reminds me of a 54 Chevy ... and even a 50 and in between ... wonder if they are the same size.? Doing The clean up sucks but it is a nice body. I've used fine steel wool and Comet on rusty Chrome with pretty good success. Don't know if it will work for you but.... I'd probably shoot a couple coats of Clear satin to help protect it. But you're a metal guy.. I'm sure you know better than us what's best. Your metal crafting skills really impress me. Thanks for sharing your fun and misery.

Love this patina build. Amazing ride from the most impressive era of the US car industry

When I was 16 a guy and his wife had a 55 like this. It's still parked in the woods to this day. And rumor has. It. Is Haunted. Haha

19:15 I saw a video about 5 years ago on how to restore one of those underseat heaters. Pretty neat piece on 50s GM cars. Heated seats are nothing new!

Another great video love watching this build cheers from the UK again

Taking the top of the coffin out had me rollin’ 😂😂😂 Wish I knew why…lol

Always love seeing these old Cadillacs. Ive always wanted a 58 Cadillac hearse and/or a 59 Cadillac Miller-Meteor (thats never gonna happen).

Your best best for suspension and brake parts are going to be 3/4 ton gmc stuff. Probably engine as well. if you want reliability and easy of use. And you'll need to put 10 ply tires on it, because of the weight. it'll just grind right through anything else. I had a 1967. Miller Meteor. :)

Looking good, kinda jealous of this good find. Vice Grip Garage has some stuff that wipes on to save the patina

awesome video again bud You put another big shift in cleaning and scrubbing and your wife helped too. Good Girl Im hooked on this Hearse project of yours and cant wait for the next one👍 We just watching your sleepy hollow video

Man, this is some of the nicest station wagon designs I have even seen! Awesome stuff!

Georgetown Tx, very cool, I’ve surveyed G Town years ago, we actually took shelter in the old plat and deed office when the Jarrell tornado hit and again in 97 when the 2.5 mile tornado struck, sorry storm started and I had flashbacks

Thats the most badass Hearse model made in history! Would make a badass wagon!

Love those things. My pops had one when I was a teenager. It was in pristine. Condition. It was his daily. (No he didn't haul bodies) but he did pick me up from school a few times in it 👍

Hope it’s got the 331V8 in it and not the prewar flathead. My oldest brother has a 49 Sedanette that we have cleaned up for the last 35 years. 12 volt system and tire and suspension updates sure helped. We got radials on it and redid the interior and paint. This beast , once you get it rolling, will eat up the road with that long wheelbase. Good Luck and have fun. 👍😎

I COULD LOOK STUDY THIS CAR FOR DAYS! LUV EVRY INCH

It’s interesting to watch the process, I really like that the master is calm

Awesome car . Great that you found it and saved it . NICEEEEEE …

First-time visitor. Interesting. Much of the interest is due to its being a hearse. For me, at least. Glad you mentioned right at the end there what the fan under the driver's seat is about. Low-brow stuff for low-brow people. Great line. Saludos from Mexico, amigo.

We all know how difficult it is to do your thing on camera and then post it.That is why we support you! I don't do what you can do. We sure enjoy that 50 ccady coming back to life! Keep up the great work!!! You are doing a fantastic job, thank you singserly montana Guy

Back in 1969 the band I was playing with our drummer had a 49 Caddy hearse it was in great shape especially the inside he got it from a funeral home in Cushing Ok. we could carry most of our equipment in the back including a B3 hammond lol I have great memories of that car and some of the trips we took it on just driving around on all the dirt roads and exploring when we were not playing anywhere........

Somebody already mentioned Vice grip garages patina preservation mix. 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits if I remember right. Be careful with linseed oil soaked rag disposal. That stuff tends to do the spontaneously catch fire thing. I'm keeping an eye on this one. it looks like fun.

Making progress👍 You should sign up for Lyft and the use that on some late night runs and film 🤣👌

That’s one badass car bro gonna look amazing when it gets done great video look forward to watching more I found u on Facebook a while back and some people pissed me off saying it’s a shit box bunch of douche bags keep going and thx for the great content fan from Toronto canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

You guys seem like very cool folks keep up with the cool build's I'm for sure gonna be tuned in probably in a couple different ways lol

You a cool dude, you old school, may the Most High bless you and yours, always

For a coating/finish check out ViceGrip Garage's finishes they're great !! They keep the patina while giving various levels of gloss/flat protection !!

I must say, I've never seen a "hearse" resurrection before. But bye doggies, y'all seem to be doin' a great job. I cain't wait to see the finished product.

Coolest looking hearse I've ever seen even un restored!

Nice! I had a '69 Superior Sovereign on a 156" wheelbase commercial chassis. She had that absolute torque-monster 10.5:1 compression 472. 375hp, and, 525 lbs-ft.

All the joys of working on old cars.

WOW! She is coming 2gether & cleanin' up damn good! Great work.... Love it.

All hearse's in the UK have glass all round. Some have a passenger side seat in the rear next to the coffin, I guess it might be handy if the customer is travel sick. 👻 Good to see it saved. . 👍👍

Awesome “undertaking” indeed! I look forward to watch how this goes. I’ve had a few projects that seem overwhelming shortly after starting. If I just walk away from it for a few days, the motivation comes back. Helped me get through them anyway. Best of luck to you. 👍

There is one of these in the weeds here in Mangum Oklahoma. Not been past it in 12 or so years but it's likely still intact and there.

G'day ... what a mad beast!! Wish we had stuff like this down here ... All the best Brooksys channel!!

You both have done a great job!

LOOKS A HELL OF ALOT BETTER, GREAT JOB, COOL OLE CADDY.

I tried to get my old man to buy the same year as this one for a work vehicle,but his buddy said he would quit working with him if he bought it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I loved it!

Love that bumper bar, acres of chrome😁

I would think a little wax job will not hurt till it gets painted. And you would enjoy it more every day! Your doing a great job.

Thanks for making these videos. It’s such a beautiful car

Help the front end appearance by the removing those two trim pieces on either side of the hood ornament and just above the Cadillac symbol. Great job, looking forward to watching you work.Narragansett Bay

The perfect Halloween 👻🎃 car. You can throw an old bag of bones and back and call it hearse olds 🤣🤣 Always good to see somebody giving an older car attention

Gonna be a cool ride!

Talking about fitting a 4x8 in the back… that was pretty common for the old station wagons.

The clean up is actually beginning to make a difference. I am not sure yet if you have enough paint and decent body sheet metal to make a good patina look. Some of lower grill may need a bunch more work to deal with the rust pimples. But getting new glass in it will really improve the look and stance. That car needs some good looking shiny Cadillac hubcaps on 2 inch wide white wall tires. I myself would probably delete the driver partition and go with the additional interior room. I hope you saved the metal trim pieces on all those door panels you ripped out. They are important style pieces.

P.S. yo lady str8 g, lol she a soldier, look at the way she helping you, Most High bless her too

Awesome Family Build. The 50 Cadillac Hearse has always been a Fave. Great Work.

I love these old Hearse vehicles. Would love to see the body put onto a newer chassis with newer suspension and engine

00 steel wool with some dish soap is the best for cleaning chrome and polished metal. As long as its foamy it dosnt scratch.

Enjoy hearse projects, I had a pristine 1958 superior bodied hearse , also had a girlfriend who had a hearse, she played a standup bass and also dealt in vintage funeral articles. The most fun was going to yard sales with it or just normal shopping, no one parks near you 😁❤️

What beautiful lines! If I had unlimited time and money, this is exactly the kind of car I'd love to work on ;) For your rear passenger seats, I once saw a 70s-style hearse that had almost like jump seats on either side of the car, leaving the center flat for the casket to roll in. I assume this was for some of the pallbearers to ride along... Never was a big fan of the patina look unless you're intentionally going for a rat rod or a spooky sleeper. My feeling is that if you're going through the trouble of bringing her back to life, you should make her look pretty

Cool car, you're in luck you have access to such a rich automotive past! You're also a lefty which is nice)))

It looks great. And ur lucky ur wife helps. Mine didn't even come outside to check on me 😮

Steel wool works wonders on the chrome over the scourers , I find it is finer and gets in to the crevices . More on this vehicle please, I subbed btw 🎉

i had the chance in 1984 to buy a pearl white 1962 Cadillac Hearse with 6,000 miles on it for $600 it was Showroom condition. only problem it reeked of formaldehyde

This may sound odd but in my early youth I had good enough grades to be permitted to skip school to be altar boy at funerals. Then into adulthood, I worked installing burial vaults and mausoleums. I have always had a fascination with hearses and want to follow this build. Just subbed.

Coming along nicely Cleaning it up My car Has compartments on the floor through the side doors and put my AC vintage air behind the front seat For a four door car and I have a backseat from a suburban temporary in the back That a good price for the glass when I bought my I paid 1200 20 years ago I got all black tempered glass

sweet refurb some love and erlbow grease made a huge difference love it

I've seen people use boiled linseed oil on old cars to keep the patina look. Only problem is that you'll have to reapply every once in a while but it looks good to me

I am new here,and I Subs,right off the bat. I hope you get the hearse back on the road! Its gonna be a looker!!

If you want a cool back seat for it, turn a casket into a kind of couch seat, once open the lids become the back supports, and the bottom front will flip down for the people's legs.. When not in use it could close back up back into a regular looking casket

The paint is a Sherwin Williams paint called Super Coach Black. They started making it before cars, and still make it today. They only make batches every two years and you must sign up to get some. It really is tough.

A friend of mine has one from the 60s and he found a donor car for the floor and seats making his kind of a station wagon.

Hey man rally love your humour a guy from england xx 😀👌

Well speaking of the amount of caskets/bodies that the hearse transported to their last resting place. Most of the time a funeral home isn't going to have a funeral service 5days a week yes some weeks they might have done that but they'll also have week(s) that they wouldnt have any funerals so trying to figure out that number is very hard to do bc the funeral business isn't steady. Also about the ambulance portion hearses & ambulances use to be the same vehicle prior to ambulances becoming there own unique vehicle.. My info comes from growing up in a funeral home that my great grandfather started going on almost a 100yrs ago. An he used to use his hearse as an ambulance aswell as the funeral home being the only business that someone answered the phone 24/7 in the city would recieve the calls for the fire department then relay the call to the proper people.. Loving the build tho Cadillac hearses are 1 of my favorite vehicles specially the older 1 like yours can't wait to see how your hearse looks like once you are done & what all you do to it in the process..

Brillo / SOS pads work great on the chrome. Lookin better!

Wow, that is one spooky ride.

Very nice👌👌love the old hearse👌👌

Second row bucket seats from a 2000 to 2006 Suburban would adapt nicely for the back seat and allow for using the hearse for it's original purpose or hauling that plywood from Home Depot.

Unless it has been painted it is lacquer paint. Saw a dude take a 48 ford that was black and compound it a spot at a time. Ole paint came right back. This was in 1970’s.

It would be cool to get a rear bench in that behemoth, and have kind of a ginormous Cadillac Nomad kinda thing!

hi i use onix penatrating oil and white candel wax 50 -50 mix melt the candells mix together you get a white past put it on hot or cold lasts about year or to if kept in the shed love that caddy