We are a small husband and wife business, based in Cannock, Staffordshire. Established in 2000, we have been providing Morris Minor Convertibles for chauffeur-driven wedding hire, under our associated business name of “Mirabelle Classic Cars.” The Morris Minor Hearse Company is a new venture, due to launch in November 2011 at the NEC classic car show. We will be displaying on the “Classic Hearse Register” stand (4C106). We aim to cater for the needs of fellow Morris Minor owners, and classic car enthusiasts in general. Although we all prefer not to think of death, it provides comfort to think that our final journey will be made in a classic car, and a Morris Minor in particular. Relatives will have the reassurance that their loved one will be in the company of fellow enthusiasts, in the only purpose-built Morris Minor hearse in the country, totally rebuilt and converted with loving care. Our drivers are dressed appropriately, mature and courteous, and driving an immaculately presented car.

Green and Eco Funerals – Our Morris Minor hearse, is an appropriate choice for anyone considering an ecologically sympathetic and ethical funeral. This car has effectively been “re-cycled”, having been completely rebuilt, creating a smaller carbon footprint than a new-build traditional hearse. Part of the structure is made from Ash, a natural material, which would be in sympathy with, for example, a woodland funeral. One of the major restorers, and suppliers of Morris Minor parts, Charles Ware’s Morris Minor Centre at Bath, was presented the the National Green Apple award in 2003, which recognised their contribution to sustainable car preservation, and provision of employment opportunities in the third world, via their factory in Sri-Lanka.

“Trudy” the traveller – DEA 384C – Trudy was built and registered in 1965. She was supplied by Colmore Depot, based at West Bromwich in the West Midlands. She led a normal life, becoming gradually run-down through daily use, until Andrew bought her as a complete wreck in April 2009. It has taken two and a half years of painstaking work to restore her to show condition, and she was displayed at our launch at the NEC classic car show in November 2011.

www.morrisminorhearse.co.uk