It would be a good starter tombstone. On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 10:33 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You looking to buy a cemetery? > > -Curt > > On Thursday, July 5, 2018, 10:09:23 AM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Does the sculpture convey with the property when sold? > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 9:09 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Hahahahaha > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jul 4, 2018, at 5:27 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > (insert unkind joke about the granite stretch 123 being almost as fast > as > > > the real thing here) ;-) > > > > > > -MMM- > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 11:31 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> The Mercedes Benz Tombstone > > >> > > >> A Stylish Ride to the Other Side > > >> > > >> Located in the peaceful setting of the Linden Park Cemetery in Union > > >> County, stands a monument to one young man’s love of an automobile. > The > > >> final resting place of Raymond Tse is an impressive enough looking > > >> mausoleum adorned by marble pillars, urns and relief sculptures of two > > >> oriental lions set into the facade. But what really puts this tomb in > a > > >> luxury class by itself is the full size granite replica of a Mercedes > > Benz > > >> 240 Diesel that is parked right out back. The car, which is an exact > > scale > > >> model of the German four-door sedan, was chiseled from a single block > of > > >> stone. There it sits, fully loaded and bearing all of the appropriate > > >> manufacturer’s insignias, eternally at the ready to whisk the dear > > departed > > >> away to the hereafter. It even has personalized license plates bearing > > the > > >> name Ray Tse. > > >> > > >> https://weirdnj.com/stories/the-mercedes-benz-tombstone/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Legend has it that young Raymond had always dreamt of owning a > Mercedes > > as > > >> a boy, but was killed in a tragic auto accident at age 16, just before > > >> receiving his driver’s license. Others say that Ray’s older brother > > David, > > >> a well to do Chinese-America businessman promised his younger brother > a > > >> Mercedes upon earning his driver’s license. This was never to be > > though, as > > >> Ray is said to have taken ill and died before reaching the legal > driving > > >> age. Weird NJ spoke with Richard T. who was a tenant in one of the > many > > NJ > > >> buildings owned by David Tse and was one of the mourners present at > > >> Raymond’s funeral. > > >> > > >> “David owned several luxury cars himself,” Richard told us, “and > > promised > > >> to buy Ray one for his seventeenth birthday. Ray lived in Hong Kong, > > but he > > >> visited David in America often. David was about twenty years older > than > > >> Ray. When Ray died, his parents could not accept the loss and shipped > > the > > >> body over here for burial. They didn’t even attend the funeral. At the > > >> service we were all given play money and fake gold bars to throw into > a > > can > > >> of fire so that Ray would have wealth in the afterlife. They also gave > > out > > >> real money, which would have been disrespectful to refuse. I was given > > $30 > > >> which I threw in a drawer and did not touch for five years.” > > >> > > >> “Ray’s mausoleum and Mercedes take up forty cemetery plots and cost > > >> $500,000 back in the 70’s. David is said to still visit the grave ever > > day. > > >> ” > > >> > > >> The monument is a wonder of the modern stonecutter’s craft. The car’s > > >> grill, windshield wipers, treads in the tires, textured taillights and > > even > > >> the exhaust pipe and muffler are rendered in painstaking detail. The > > only > > >> thing missing are the two side-view mirrors, which most likely would > > have > > >> protruded too much and been broken off. > > >> > > >> We asked Anthony Sgobba, who carved the Lightbulb Gravestone in > Totowa, > > >> how he thought that this amazing sculpture was done. > > >> > > >> “They took a big chunk of granite, probably three times the size they > > >> needed, and chiseled away.” He said, adding, “It’s quite a nice stone. > > They > > >> probably drove a Mercedes into their shop. It’s all done by sight and > > hand > > >> chisels. It probably took a year-and-a-half to cut that stone.” > > >> > > >> That would mean that by the time this car rolled of the assembly line > it > > >> was already a late model, just like its owner. > > >> > > >> Rock of Ages Carved for Thee > > >> > > >> I’d like to share some facts about the stone Mercedes with you and > your > > >> readers. First, the car is made of a single block of stone quarried at > > the > > >> Rock of Ages in Graniteville, VT. It was transformed into the stone > > >> Mercedes at their craft center. It was constructed and paid for by Ray > > >> Tse’s older brother. There is a Chinese custom that if you promise > > >> something to someone and they die before the promise can be fulfilled, > > then > > >> you must try and do your best to keep the promise to the deceased > > person. > > >> Thus, the deceased Ray got a Mercedes behind his mausoleum. > > >> > > >> Rock of Ages was very proud of their achievement on the Mercedes. > > >> Supposedly, they got an actual car to take precise measurements from > to > > >> create the stone reproduction. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --- > > >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > >> https://www.avg.com > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
