I am still asking myself: "What was I thinking when the idea of buying an old hearse came to my head?" It was probably all related to being inundated with ghoulish memories while preparing for the Mount Dora ghost Walk, or perhaps it was Andrew Mullen's fanatical obsession with our project. He  would not stop talking about coffins, hearses, and graves. All of this helped to keep this crazy notion growing. During our Halloween prop buying frenzy, we started looking online for vehicles. We started looking more out of curiosity rather than with any intent to purchase. Many of the hearses we saw were far away or listed at very prohibited prices, so no attention was given to the results of this early search. However, one fateful day, while searching on Ebay I saw a peculiar looking Cadillac hearse that was located in Mount Dora. I researched this one until I found the man who was selling it. I was expecting to meet Herman Munster himself. Instead, I befriended the "Albert Einstein" of classic cars.

He was a professional car collector and dealer who had sold of hundreds of unique and rare models to car collectors all around the world. He was more than happy to meet with me and talk about hearses. While I was there I was able to see his fabulous museum of classic and vintage cars that were all in mint condition. I could not afford the prices of such gems, but he told me I had "struck gold" that day, as he needed to get rid of the hearse to make room for a more rare car. As it turned out, the hearse was an exception in his inventory as it was the only car in his career that had not been restored. it was in need of a lot of work and ready to go at a ridiculously low price. I decided the hearse was right for me.