Land Rover Hearse

**RichardK** · 30th October 2004, 09:04 PM

Copied from BSLRAS site. You can go with a smile on your face!

Written by Dick Lane
Tuesday, 12 October 2004

People who spend their working life or leisure time in Land Rovers will now be able to use one to get to their own funeral.

It is being made possible by Land Rover enthusiasts Jacqui and John Dewar who have launched a business called Alpha 4x4 Funerals.

Mrs Dewar came up with the idea she came face-to-face with the prospect of her own death during treatment for cancer. She had explored the options for her funeral but was disappointed at the lack of choice relating specifically to Land Rovers.

Now she has recovered from illness and has set up a business with her husband, using a specially built silver Land Rover Defender hearse and matching silver limousine.

Explaining her idea, she said: "A Land Rover is a big part of many people's lives – either for work or for leisure. For many it's a 'faithful old friend' and something that reflects a person's interests and passions. And it can play a big part at their funeral too.

"Having a Land Rover funeral is a unique and very special way for the family to add an individual touch and 'celebrate' that person's life publicly."

Mrs Dewar, who was born in Felthorpe and raised in and around Norwich, lived in Beccles and worked for funeral director Arthur Jary & Sons in Gorleston until three years ago. Then she moved to Bedfordshire to run a busy branch of a funeral firm but later was diagnosed with cancer and spent a year recovering.

Mr and Mrs Dewar, who between them have 25 years' experience of funeral directing, are offering transport rather than a full funeral service at this stage. They hope that their unusual hearse will be called on by funeral directors all over the UK and even on the Continent when they have special requests for transport to funeral services.

Alpha 4x4 Funerals can be contacted on 01234 720936 or there is a website at www.4x4funerals.co.uk.

disco95 · 30th October 2004, 09:12 PM

I've seen that article in a magazine somewhere, I'm just too damn lazy to go find it. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

**one_iota** · 30th October 2004, 09:20 PM

[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

English Eccentricity

The Last Will and Testament:

"Bury me on the hill with a view. The place that can be reached only with low range and the CDL engaged."

It will limit the cortège.

Vikings were buried in their ships maybe LR owners should be buried in their LR's. :wink:

**incisor** · 30th October 2004, 10:01 PM

Originally posted by one_iota
Vikings were buried in their ships maybe LR owners should be buried in their LR's. :wink:

i am sure my missus would love too!

just a tad earlier than i plan to arrange it [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

hahahahahaha...

**bigbugga** · 30th October 2004, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by incisor+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(incisor)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-one_iota
Vikings were buried in their ships maybe LR owners should be buried in their LR's. :wink:

i am sure my missus would love too!

just a tad earlier than i plan to arrange it [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

hahahahahaha...[/b][/quote]

Please feel free to add your own comment here MRS INC

Just keeping it all fair DAD :wink:

**LRHybrid100** · 30th October 2004, 10:15 PM

yep, saw the vehicles at Billing:

**harry** · 31st October 2004, 07:57 AM

8) jesus, you'd have to be dead lucky to score a ride in it.
then they would only take you half way [like i mean they won't bring you home]

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 31st October 2004, 08:05 AM

Originally posted by harry
8) jesus, you'd have to be dead lucky to score a ride in it.
then they would only take you half way [like i mean they won't bring you home]

[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**Bushie** · 31st October 2004, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by one_iota

Vikings were buried in their ships maybe LR owners should be buried in their LR's. :wink:

Might have a detrimental effect on the 2nd hand market - Maybe we should suggest it to them Toyo owners [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Bushie

**harry** · 31st October 2004, 05:31 PM

8)cut it out, land rovers won't corrode away fast enough
do me in wood , so it rots away real quick

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