60 Cadillac Hearse for Auction at Auburn

S&S

Willard C. Hess's grandfather, Emil E. Hess, and Charles A. Eisenhardt Sr. began working for Sayers and Scovill in 1891. Willard C. Hess (1906-2000) began working for Sayers and Scovill in 1930 after graduating from General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan. Along with Charles A. Eisenhardt Jr.(1908-1988), another S&S employee, the pair bought an interest in S&S during 1938. The firm's principle owners, all Sayers & Scovill heirs, decided to close its doors at the start of WWII. Willard, his father, and the Eisenhardts, Charles Jr., & Sr. bought the trademarks and assets of the liquidated firm in 1942 and moved it to Rossmoyne, Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb, renaming it after their two families - Hess & Eisenhardt.

They kept the S&S trademark and continued to build Cadillac-based ambulances and hearses marketed as Sayers & Scovill coaches. 1942 S&S coach bodies were identical to their 1941 counterparts, although a new limousine-style model, called the Washington, was introduced in both Deluxe and Superline versions. Starting in 1942 stylish rear wheel spats with the S&S badge positioned over the axle centerline became available on all S&S funeral coaches as well as ambulances and combination cars.
 
Hyman Ltd. has had this one for sale awhile. I assume it's they who have it on auction now.

http://www.hymanltd.com/search/Details.asp?stockno=3896&recordCount=16

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1962 s&s

I noticed that the 1962 S&S was sold new to "Funeral Auto Company" of Louisville, KY., that was a large livery service. If I am not mistaken they were also the same company that owned the Yellow Cab Ambulance Service of Louisville thru the early 70's that had a large fleet of (burnt orange) Cadillac and Pontiac Ambulances. The color was the same as Yellow Transit that hauled freight nationwide. MM
 
Yellow CAB aMBULANCE

Mike McDonald said:
I noticed that the 1962 S&S was sold new to "Funeral Auto Company" of Louisville, KY., that was a large livery service. If I am not mistaken they were also the same company that owned the Yellow Cab Ambulance Service of Louisville thru the early 70's that had a large fleet of (burnt orange) Cadillac and Pontiac Ambulances. The color was the same as Yellow Transit that hauled freight nationwide. MM
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Mike the Last Time I DROVE THROUGH kENTUCKY I SAW A Yellow Cab Ambulance ( Ford TypeII )

Russ
 
classicdreamcars auction and...

I read the whole story about the 62 S&S posted here. At the bottom of the sales pitch it says thanks to the PCS for finally recognizing these fine cars. Didn't we always recognize hearses?
Mike
 
Mike Stevens said:
I read the whole story about the 62 S&S posted here. At the bottom of the sales pitch it says thanks to the PCS for finally recognizing these fine cars. Didn't we always recognize hearses?
Mike
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they almost had it correct.......
Thanks to the Professional Coach Society for finally recognizing these great old cars.
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Cary Livingston said:
Looks like the former Tom Hoczyk car....and prior to that I think Jeff Barb owned it. It seems odd to see these cars fetching the prices that they are getting anymore. Hyman asking $32.5k is pushing 59 Caddy prices.
Case in point this 62 S&S which "flipped" 3 times in a year.
http://www.classicdreamcars.com/62Cadillac%20S&SHearseSideLoader.html
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Cary, I really don't think those prices are all that extreme. Considering their low production and survival rates, it almost seems like a bargain to me. And as hard as it is to believe, the '60 is forty years old, although I know it seems like only yesterday they were new, at least to some of us.
 
I must be losing it, thanks for the correction. Ironically, saying 50 even makes a stronger case for the values being accurate. Not to mention what a beauty some of these coaches are. In addition, if you had to restore one, I'll bet 32.5 would look like a bargain.
 
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