Wagons in vintage Street scenes

I can't find a picture to back my memory up, but from what I can remember the 46-49 Buick wagons had a duel tailgate, the lower section that is open in this picture was for storage of the spare tire & jack. The middle section below the open window is the normal tailgate at the cargo load level. Good eye on seeing the open lower door. I had forgot about that feature.


I found this picture of a 41 Buick that shows the layout of the lower storage door, and you can see the separate handle. Wish I could find a shot with that door open. So the 3 hatch design was late prewar.

 

I found this over on the HAMB.

1958 Edsel Pacer hearse XP 75-62, Amsterdam 1960
"Funeral Fr. van Dijk. Left M. Homel, A. and P. Huf Dalsum right L. Homans, K. van Dijk, R. de Vries and L. Gasteren. August 8, 1960"

 

Interesting arrangement. The Merlin and V-1710 aircraft engines have the exhaust out the outboard side of the heads, and the fuel and air induction in between the cylinder heads; this has them reversed. It does look like it could be a V-1710, though.