The Maruti 800 is an iconic automobile within the historical past of the Indian automotive trade. The automobile was initially launched in 1983 and remained in manufacturing for many years. The Maruti 800 made automobiles reasonably priced for Indian middle-class households. Although Maruti discontinued the 800 in 2014, there are nonetheless a number of collectors who’ve well-maintained variations of the automobile of their garages. Many of them have additionally modified this small household hatchback.

Here, we have now a video of a Maruti 800 that has been modified right into a hearse. It might be the longest Maruti 800 in India. The video has been uploaded by Jaipur Jeep Lovers on their YouTube channel. In this video, the vlogger exhibits a Maruti 800 hatchback that has been modified right into a stretched model that’s at present used as a hearse. The automobile was constructed for a Gurudwara within the space and is utilized by them for public service.

The front-end of the automobile has minor adjustments, with the inventory headlamps on the hatchback being changed by a spherical aftermarket unit. However, the video doesn’t present how the modification was performed. Looking on the facet profile, it’s evident that the workshop merely chopped the automobile from the center and prolonged the physique utilizing steel sheets. The automobile appears odd primarily due to its size. The wheelbase of the automobile has additionally elevated, making it a bit tough to drive by means of metropolis roads. The turning radius of the automobile has elevated, and whereas the outside appears neatly packaged, we can’t say the identical in regards to the interiors of this automobile.

As talked about above, this hatchback is used as a hearse by a spiritual establishment, and the rear seat of the automobile has been fully redesigned. There are two seats on the rear and a stretcher to hold the physique. Just like the outside, the inside of this hatchback has been completed in a shade of blue. The automobile will get blue coloured leather-based seat covers, and the dashboard and different switches within the cabin are all the identical as inventory. The stretcher will be accessed by opening the tailgate, and there’s a partition between the motive force’s cabin and the rear. We aren’t certain whether or not the rear cabin is air-conditioned or not. It is certainly one thing distinctive, however is it a neat modification? We don’t assume so.

The video doesn’t point out the time and value concerned on this modification. We don’t assume there are extra examples of a Maruti 800 hearse within the nation, which makes it India’s solely Maruti 800 hatchback to be transformed or modified in such a way. Maruti delivered the first-ever 800 hatchback to Mr. Harpal Singh in 1983, with the keys being handed over by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The automobile was just lately purchased again by Maruti, and the producer fully restored the automobile, displaying it at their headquarters in Delhi. The Maruti 800 was provided with a 796-cc, 3-cylinder petrol engine that generated 39.5 Ps and 59 Nm of peak torque.