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Couple tour North Coast 500 in converted hearse dubbed the 'Grim Sleeper'

A couple have toured Scotland's the North Coast 500 in a converted hearse dubbed "Grim Sleeper".

Shannon Orr, 24, and Iain Cameron, 31, drove from Warrington, Cheshire, around the 516-mile scenic route.

Their eye-catching black vehicle prompted so much interest they started an Instagram account for it.

The couple bought the converted 1998 Volvo 960 hearse for £3,500 after seeing it advertised on Facebook.

Their two dogs, Billy and Peanut, joined them on the trip.

Ms Orr said: "We weren't looking for anything we were originally going to camp whilst on the NC500 but we saw it on Facebook and had to get it, because it was something neither of us had seen before.

"We didn't do any of the conversion we bought it already converted so we can't claim anything for that sadly.

"All we have added up to now is the Halloween figures on the dash, the ducks on the wing mirrors and the skeletons on the front and back.

"We are planning to buy more to convert ourselves in the future as well as hiring this one out.

The couple bought the converted 1998 Volvo 960 hearse for £3,500 (Shannon Orr / SWNS)

"We plan to use it for all our future road trips, up to now we haven't planned where we are going next.

"But I'm sure it'll attract a lot of attention where ever we go."

Ms Orr said it was no different from a normal car to drive, except for sticking out in parking spaces.

She added: "I think, with it being a hearse, it puts people off due to its previous passengers, but it just works so well as a camper if you can get past that part."

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