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Holloway began his posthumous planning three years before he died at age 90.
Holloway broke the news about his funeral plans to his sister.
His Sister Said
"He told me about it and I said, 'Holloway, don't make me ashamed.' He said, 'make you ashamed of what?' And I said 'being buried in a car.' He said 'if that's going to make you ashamed, you're going to be ashamed,"' recalled Harris.
It wasn't just any car.
It was a green 1973 Pontiac Catalina. That was his retirement gift to himself.
So he purchased a large cemetery plot next to a lightly used road, so the car could easily be driven to the grave site. Family members also say that Holloway left his house to his dog.
"It was unusual," his caretaker, Rosa Anderson, said in a telephone interview after the funeral, but "it was what he wanted."
"That was his favorite car, and he decided he wanted to be buried in it."
She said Mr. Holloway was placed in the vehicle, buckled into the driver's seat with his hand placed on the steering wheel.
Holloway didn't just request to be buried sitting in the driver seat of his favorite car. He also wanted something else.
"He said his guns might get in the wrong hands and kill someone. So he wanted his guns to go into the grave with him," said Harris.
The news of Holloway's unique burial request didn't just attract cameras, but also curious spectators who said they had to see it to believe it.
Holloway was buried next to his wife, Alice, who died two years ago.
This is from a comment on one of the Articles I read for this video
Ironically a 1973 Pontiac Catalina in cruddy condition is worth less than a 2009 Wood Deluxe Mahogony Casket.-We save money on Casket fees by being buried in our Clunkers.
Plus more head room and amenities. Show me a casket with padded sun visors and air conditioning and power steering and power brakes.