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To: Jackson57
Presumably, the hearse was relatively new at the time it was used for JFK, so it shouldn’t be sagging so much. Also, I’ve been a pallbearer numerous times and have never seem a hearse that “kneels” for easier access.

Depends. Is the photo shown from the 60s or today? If it's today, even an unused vehicle will sag on its springs, especially after almost 5 decades. Another likelihood is that the shocks are shot, as the rubber in the shocks would certainly have degraded without use over this amount of time.

One would think the heavier-duty shocks and springs for the modified vehicle wouldn't be sagging that much, though.

Who knows. I do know some station wagons from that era seem to have more sag in them than the sedans they were based on, even in the original brochures.

26 posted on 01/05/2011 8:31:53 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers)
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To: IYAS9YAS; Jackson57

After reading other posts here, and looking at photos of this and other Bonneville ambulances of the era, I’d say the casket tweaked things and it never returned to original ride-height.


27 posted on 01/05/2011 8:39:06 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers)
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