▁coach es ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁meet ▁str ic ter ▁Federal ▁specific ations ▁for ▁such ▁vehicles ▁and ▁were ▁dis cont in ued ▁after ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Europe ▁▁ ▁Co ach build ers ▁modify ▁Mer cedes - B enz , ▁J agu ar , ▁Op el , ▁Ford , ▁V aux hall ▁Mot ors ▁and ▁Vol vo ▁products ▁to ▁he ars es . ▁Some ▁second - hand ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁cars ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁he ars es ▁though ▁the ▁high ▁cost ▁of ▁newer ▁models ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁prohib itive . ▁ ▁Japan ▁ ▁In ▁Japan , ▁he ars es , ▁called ▁, ▁can ▁come ▁in ▁two ▁styles : ▁" Foreign " ▁style , ▁which ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁build ▁and ▁style ▁to ▁an ▁American ▁he arse , ▁or ▁a ▁" J apan ese " ▁style , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁rear ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁is ▁modified ▁to ▁res emble ▁a ▁small , ▁orn ate ▁Buddh ist ▁temple . ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese - style ▁he arse ▁generally ▁requires ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁to ▁be ▁extens ively ▁alter ed ; ▁commonly , ▁the ▁rear ▁roof ▁is ▁cut ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁windows ▁back ▁and ▁all ▁interior ▁parts ▁are ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁rear ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁orn ate ▁Buddh ist - style ▁rear ▁area , ▁generally ▁constructed ▁of ▁wood ▁and ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁c asket ▁or ▁ur n ▁is ▁placed , ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁this ▁empty ▁cav ity ▁and ▁most ▁often ▁is ▁wider ▁than ▁the