Merry Oldsmobiles
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Abe Bush
PCS Member
Has anyone ever noticed that Cotner Bevington hightops always have way more tunnel lights than M+Ms? Why is that? You'd think the opposite would be true, since M+Ms were more expensive.
Abe
Dan D. Paulsen - Deceased - 1968-2014
October 18, 1968 - December 12, 2014
I know this is an old posting and the photo is likely from the '70s, but does anyone have any information on where this Cotner Bevington Olds from Pocahontas Iowa ended up?
I am the current Ambulance Director at the Pocahontas Community Hospital and would love any information or additional photos of this car.
Thanks!
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sir, if you contact mr. steve loftin on this site, you would probably get as close to finding out information you are needing as you will get. he is quite knowledgeable about pro cars. also if you start a new thread and just ask for help you would probaly get more than you need to help with your search. you should join the society as it is a very good bunch of folks that know about everything you would want to know about ambulances. alot of us are old ambulance jockeys. join, it's cheap fun. you wont regret it.
sir, if you contact mr. steve loftin on this site, you would probably get as close to finding out information you are needing as you will get. he is quite knowledgeable about pro cars. also if you start a new thread and just ask for help you would probaly get more than you need to help with your search. you should join the society as it is a very good bunch of folks that know about everything you would want to know about ambulances. alot of us are old ambulance jockeys. join, it's cheap fun. you wont regret it.
Wonderful shot sure to bring smiles. Hood ornament, hood sides, headlight buckets, reveal lines, vent window, artillery wheels, hubcaps, and fenders all point to '35-'36 Oldsmobile. Haven't the foggiest about coach builder. Note width of front suicide door compared to rear side door.
Large black hearse used to transport Convair employees. Men are seated in the car while one looks into the back. Photo taken on August 2, 1951.
Photo from Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures collection.
This becomes my earliest documentation of a hearse being used as a limo! It was only 15-16 years old. Not a recent trend by any means.
Bonus shot with no info saved.
Large black hearse used to transport Convair employees. Men are seated in the car while one looks into the back. Photo taken on August 2, 1951.
Photo from Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures collection.
This becomes my earliest documentation of a hearse being used as a limo! It was only 15-16 years old. Not a recent trend by any means.
Bonus shot with no info saved.
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John Royark JR
PCS Member
Wonderful shot sure to bring smiles. Hood ornament, hood sides, headlight buckets, reveal lines, vent window, artillery wheels, hubcaps, and fenders all point to '35-'36 Oldsmobile. Haven't the foggiest about coach builder. Note width of front suicide door compared to rear side door.
Large black hearse used to transport Convair employees. Men are seated in the car while one looks into the back. Photo taken on August 2, 1951.
Photo from Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures collection.
This becomes my earliest documentation of a hearse being used as a limo! It was only 15-16 years old. Not a recent trend by any means.
I think the 35-6 Olds may be a S&S. I looked through alot of pics and this is the closest. Also S&S used the same style hinge on top of the rear door in this era.
This looks somewhat like my 1955 Pontiac Barnette, though my vent windo has the triangular piece it is higher than this car. The rear side windows look very similar, but you are probably correct....Larry Hyde
Keith Snyder
PCS Member
That, gentlemen, is a 1935 Sayers-Arcadian funeral coach. These were a product of the Sayers & Scovill Company (S&S) and were based on the Oldsmobile L-35 chassis. S&S offered two versions on the Oldsmobile chassis in 1935 - the Arcadian funeral car and the Ablington ambulance. Henney was also offering Oldsmobile professional cars - the famous Henney Progress or 700 Series - in 1935 but, unlike the S&S products, Henney front compartment doors were hinged at the front while the S&S Oldsmobiles had the front doors hinged at the rear. You'll note the rear hinged front doors on this example. These S&S OLdsmobiles were powered by a 100-hp straight-eight engine and had a wheelbase of 159-inches.
I believe that is this '62 CB, which probably was a combination originally. My photo is saved from an e-bay auction in 2002. Looks like Attila's photo is from a movie scene....
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"Close, but no cigar"...whatever that means. That car is this one:
http://www.professionalcarsociety.org/forums/showpost.php?p=75911&postcount=7
Abe Bush
PCS Member
I'm curious why they went with Juniors, instead of Ful-Vues. Wouldn't Ful-Vues comply with the 5 beacon law? Or were the juniors just purchaser preference?
Damage from a 1955 Santa Fe Train wreck that occurred in View, Texas near the train depot - featuring a new '55 Olds.
Image from Abilene Photograph collection.
Image from Abilene Photograph collection.
Mike McDonald
PCS Member
I wonder if the plain black '55 Ford Sedan with TX Exempt Plates was the County Coroner' Car?
Ful-Vus were specific to M-Ms for a while and may not have been available for CBs. While there was no requirement in MD, many departments here that had CBs used 4 Juniors because it "matched" the 4 Ful-Vus on the Cadillacs.
While not often, they were used on vehicles other than M-M:
http://www.professionalcarsociety.org/forums/showpost.php?p=29808&postcount=13
http://www.professionalcarsociety.org/forums/showpost.php?p=30376&postcount=25
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Steve: Did Pirsch build this squad or did someone else build it on their chassis?
I'm guessing the body work was subcontracted (Gerstenslager, Marion maybe?), but don't know for sure. It was sold by and as a Pirsch.
Most Texas counties do not have coroners. Those duties are conducted by Justice's of the Peace. That car most likely belongs to either the two uniformed State Troopers or an ununiformed deputy standing in the crowd. Just my opinion.