Top 10 weirdest funeral vehicles - New survey reveals wacky ways to head to the cemetery
Funeral directors have revealed some of the unusual ways some of the newly deceased head to their final resting place.
A survey by Wilcox Limousines, a funeral vehicle coachbuilder, asked 241 funeral directors about trends and unusual occurrences in their work - including any unusual funeral vehicle choices that they had encountered during their time in the business.
The top 10 are:
1. An airport fire engine.
2.. A van coloured like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine.
3. A Robin Reliant-style three-wheeled hearse.
4. The back of an articulated crane lorry (escorted by a 75 tonne crane).
5. The bucket of a JCB.
6. A milk float.
7. A Ford Capri (the closest thing to a 1970s Dodge Charger) painted in the Dukes of Hazzard Colours.
8. A tank.
9. A flatbed lorry.
10. A steamroller.
Just outside the top 10 were tractors, motorcycle hearses and a wheelbarrow.
The unconventional nature of some of the requirements on our list certainly raised a few eyebrows in our office
Paul Wilcox from Wilcox Limousines said: "As experienced funeral vehicle coachbuilders we like to think that we know a thing or two about the transport needs of these occasions. But the unconventional nature of some of the requirements on our list certainly raised a few eyebrows in our office."
He concluded: "Even though there are a few eye-openers here, funeral directors are fantastic at taking it all in their stride. There really are few professions where people will go to such lengths to accommodate customer requests. Respecting somebody's last wishes means that funeral directors often go far and above the usual call of duty. Our research reveals just some of the idiosyncrasies that they're able to work with - we're sure that there are far more out there."
