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DODGE Head stone fit for a KING

Started by hemi-hampton, June 20, 2009, 11:12:24 PM

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hemi-hampton

I had a meeting today with a Large Group at a Cemetery. Drove thru the Cemetery looking for a large group. Found them all parked in front of DODGE Mausoleum. These are not car people so a strange Coincedence. Could it be from the Infamous Dodge Brothers? Must be, Who else could it be. Very large & expensive & reminded me of Egyptian or King Tut with the Lions out front. Had a large stain glass window in back with Pyramid & desert scene. Anybody else ever see this before? Thought it was Interesting. LEON.

41husk

Dont bet on it. Do you think everyone with tghe name of tucker is related to Preston Tucker? I am sure there are some very rich tuckers, that are no relation to the auto maker :Twocents:
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up

Tilar

Dave  

God must love stupid people; He made so many.



72chargerSE

John and Horace Dodge...it's their mausoleum!

Todd Wilson

That is sweet!  Surprised it hasnt been vandalized with the stain glass window and stuff.


Todd

Charger_Fan

Quote from: 41husk on June 20, 2009, 11:21:39 PM
Dont bet on it. Do you think everyone with tghe name of tucker is related to Preston Tucker? I am sure there are some very rich tuckers, that are no relation to the auto maker :Twocents:
Insert foot, chew gingerly, spit out anything chunky & swallow the rest. :nana:


That's a nice find Leon, I wonder if there's anybody buried in a car in there? Looks big enough...

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

hemi-hampton

Quote from: Charger_Fan on June 21, 2009, 11:00:25 AM
Quote from: 41husk on June 20, 2009, 11:21:39 PM
Dont bet on it. Do you think everyone with tghe name of tucker is related to Preston Tucker? I am sure there are some very rich tuckers, that are no relation to the auto maker :Twocents:
Insert foot, chew gingerly, spit out anything chunky & swallow the rest. :nana:


That's a nice find Leon, I wonder if there's anybody buried in a car in there? Looks big enough...

I agree with charger fan, Insert foot. Thanks Tilar for bailing me out, thats a Interesting link you posted, I took about 4 photo's & seems that site took almost the exact same photo's I took from similar angles ect. Since I live in Detroit near 8 mile road & Woodward Ave., I figured a good possibility the same Automaker Dodge Brothers from Detroit. If I did not take this Photo in Detroit or Michigan then maybe these Dodges could/would be suspect of being any Dodges but not the case. I'm sure (I know) there is other famous people buried in there. LEON.

Tilar

Quote from: hemi-hampton on June 21, 2009, 02:10:43 PM
Thanks Tilar for bailing me out, thats a Interesting link you posted, I took about 4 photo's & seems that site took almost the exact same photo's I took from similar angles ect. Since I live in Detroit near 8 mile road & Woodward Ave., I figured a good possibility the same Automaker Dodge Brothers from Detroit. If I did not take this Photo in Detroit or Michigan then maybe these Dodges could/would be suspect of being any Dodges but not the case. I'm sure (I know) there is other famous people buried in there. LEON.

Glad I could help. It was my first link when I did the search. It just accured to me, Is there room to get a car within camera distance of that? It would make a pretty cool pit to have a charger with their burial spot in the background. Sort of a tribute pic. Is that too wierd?  :shruggy:

Dave
Dave  

God must love stupid people; He made so many.



bull

Oh, I thought maybe it was the final resting place of the corporation itself. Is there a Chrysler mausoleum nearby?

41husk

Great find , my foot is a little salty :cheers:
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up

Sublime/Sixpack

What are the chances that you'd run across that? Interesting indeed.
1970 Sublime R/T, 440 Six Pack, Four speed, Super Track Pak

Magnumcharger

I heard that they're going to be entombing Fiat people there soon.
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

Sublime/Sixpack

1970 Sublime R/T, 440 Six Pack, Four speed, Super Track Pak

hemi-hampton

Hmmmm :scratchchin: To bad I was not Driving my Charger at the Time, It would make a perfect background setting. Hmmm, That gives me a Idea :think: I think As soon as I get my Charger out of Winter Hibernation & up & going I'm going to park right in front & snap a few shots. It was secluded & Quiet when I was there so if you move fast should be able to pull it off. If I do I'll post a Pic here. LEON.

69*F5*SE

My Grandfather and Grandmother are buried at Woodlawn.

Khyron

I put up one of those that said "Charger" after this new one came out :lol:


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TUFCAT

Quote from: hemi-hampton on June 20, 2009, 11:12:24 PM
I had a meeting today with a Large Group at a Cemetery. Drove thru the Cemetery looking for a large group

What type of large group meeting did you have at this a cemetary? Was it a group of [dead] rusty old cars to restore?  :smilielol:

72chargerSE

Notable Woodlawn (Detroit) burials:

Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1937-2005) - Member of Motown's Four Tops
Roy D. Chapin (1880-1936) - Industrialist, automaker and US Secretary of Commerce
Albert Cobo (1893-1957) - Mayor of Detroit
Howard A. Coffin (1877-1956) - Congressman
John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) -Attorney, Congressman and father-in-law of George M. Holley
James J. Couzens (1872-1936)- US Senator and Mayor of Detroit
Edgar Culbertson (1935-1967) - US Coast Guardsman and recipient of the Coast Guard Medal
Anna Thompson Dodge (1866-1970) - Widow of Horace Dodge and philanthropist
Horace Dodge (1868-1920) - Brother of John Dodge and co-founder of Dodge Motors
John Francis Dodge (1864-1920) - Businessman and co-founder of Dodge Motors
George Duffield Jr. (1818-1888) - Presbyterian minister and composer of Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
Dee Edwards (1945-2006) - Soul singer
Benson Ford (1919-1978) - Second son of Edsel Ford
Edsel Ford (1893-1943) - Ford Motor Company president and son of Henry Ford
Eleanor Clay Ford (1896-1976) - Wife of Edsel Ford and niece of retailer J. L. Hudson
C. L. Franklin (1915-1984) - Baptist minister and father of singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin
Carolyn Franklin (1944-1988) - Gospel and R&B singer and younger sister of Aretha Franklin
Cecil Franklin (1940-1989) - Brother of Aretha Franklin
Erma Franklin (1938-2002) - Gospel and R&B singer and older sister of Aretha Franklin
Homer S. Ferguson (1889-1982) - US Senator, judge and diplomat
Harvey Fruehauf (1893- 1968) - son of August Fruehauf and president of Fruehauf Trailer Corporation

Haass Monument by Charles KeckSusie Garrett (1929-2002) - Actress, star of Punky Brewster and sister of actress Marla Gibbs
Albert Hatton Gilmer (1878-1950) - Playwright
Alex Groesbeck (1873-1953) - Michigan Governor and Attorney General
Edgar Guest (1881-1959) - Writer and Poet Laureate of Michigan
Frank J. Hecker (1846-1927) - Railroad car manufacturer and business parner of art collector Charles Lang Freer
Billy Henderson (1939-2007) - Lead singer of The Spinners
George M. Holley Sr. - Automotive engineer, designer and founder of Holley Carburetor
DeShaun Dupree "Proof" Holton (1973-2006)- Rap musician
J.L. Hudson (1846-1912) - Department store magnate
James Jamerson (1938-1983) - Legendary Motown bass guitarist
Marv Johnson (1938-1993) - Motown/R&B singer
Ed Killian (1876-1928) - Major League Baseball pitcher
Alfred Lucking (1856-1929) - Congressman
Lewis Albert Martin (1923-2005) - Jazz musician
Wade H. McCree (1920-1987) - Lawyer, judge, and US Solicitor General
Blair Moody (1902-1954) - US Senator and newspaper reporter
Elijah E. Myers (1832-1909) - Architect of the Colorado, Michigan and Texas State Capitols
James K. Okubo (1920-1967) - World War II US Army recipient of the Medal of Honor
Hazen Pingree (1840-1901) - Detroit Mayor and Michigan Governor
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) - Civil Rights activist
Edward Patten (1939-2005) - Member of Gladys Knight & The Pips
Lawrence Payton (1938-1997) - Member of Motown's Four Tops
Barbara Randolph (1942-2002) - Motown/R&B singer
David Ruffin (1941-1991) - Lead singer of The Temptations
Levi Stubbs (1936-2008) - Lead singer of Motown's Four Tops
George W. Trendle (1884-1972) - Creator of The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet
Carl M. Weideman (1898-1972) - Congressman
Ronald White (1938-1995) - Member of Motown's The Miracles
Richard Willis (1819-1900) - Composer of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and other hymns
Earl Wilson (1934-2005) - Major League baseball pitcher
Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson - (1883-1967) Widow of John Dodge and Alfred Wilson, benefactor of Oakland University and Detroit's Music Hall and Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Ronald Winans (1956-2005) - gospel singer and member of the gospel group the Winans family



That's about it.....

Tilar

Dave  

God must love stupid people; He made so many.



BigBlackDodge

If you look real close you can see the door is sagging..............worn hinge pins!!!!!!!!!!  :brickwall:




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hemi-hampton

Quote from: TUFCAT on June 22, 2009, 10:16:03 AM
Quote from: hemi-hampton on June 20, 2009, 11:12:24 PM
I had a meeting today with a Large Group at a Cemetery. Drove thru the Cemetery looking for a large group

What type of large group meeting did you have at this a cemetary? Was it a group of [dead] rusty old cars to restore?  :smilielol:


Tuffcat, It was the Motor City Haunt Club, A Ex-Girlfriend talked me into Joining. We were there to check out old 1800's Headstone designs & then went back to the University to carve some up, make our own. 72Charger, Yes, Interesting list. I was there for the Huge Parade when they Buried Rosa Parks. The Haass stone I remember seeing because I never seen that name spelled with 2 SS, always 2 A 1 S. LEON.


P.S. Here's a Pic, not done yet

hemi-hampton

This headstone gave me the creeps, I was standing close over the grave reading this head stone, Everything seemed fine as I read it until I got to the last sentence & then I got a sudden chill up my spine & jumped to look down at the ground to make sure nobody was jumping out :o :o :o LEON.

Magnumcharger

OK.
With this thread in mind - being ghoulish as it is - my daughter and I took a very short walk this evening with the sole purpose of finding these monuments, which, as it turns out, are actually a stone's throw from my apartment here in Halifax.
They are uniquely historical in context, and you'll see immediately what I mean when you read them.
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

Magnumcharger

What's even more tragic, are the scores of markers with just numbers, and no names.
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

TUFCAT

Fascinating and historical stuff there.....very interesting.  :yesnod: