The most recent issue of "Old Cars Weekly" has an article by "Junkyard Ron" about a yard that will be closing soon and crusing their cars - get 'em while you can. Development is encroaching and the township has declared it an unsightly nuisance that must GO. That kind of article appears several times a year, and most of those yards are pretty far from me. The one in that issue, though, is in Dover, PA and that's pretty close. The main photo in the article shows a M-M ambulance, so I decided to go check it out yesterday. (Boy, me wandering around junkyards, don't I feel like Atti now?!?!?)
They had only the one ambulance in the yard, and it's a '68 M-M Volunteer. As can be seen from the photos, it's in pretty rough shape. It had not been wrecked, so it was probably complete when it arrived in the yard many years ago (the current owner bought the yard from previous owners, so there's no information on how long it had been there or where it came from, though it had a York County sticker on the window). All the Ful-Vu lights and other emergency equipment had previously been picked, as had much of the chrome, including the crosses and M-M logos. The windshield had been removed some time ago, and the front had been open for many years so most of the interior was trashed. The rear interior had also been exposed to the elements thanks to open rear doors, so all the wood components and headliner were beyond saving. And as can be seen in the photo, the frame buckled near the cowl when they moved the car recently, so it's well beyond restoration. And Paul, sorry, the rear bumper was gone from this one, too.
The good things were the rear quarter etched glass. So I was able to remove and buy those. Also, one of the two jumpseats was still in the car - a quick tug removed it from it's attachment to the rotted plywood floor. In the process of removing the windows, I have the interior trim that surrounds them, including the vani-shades, which are moldy but intact. I didn't remove any of the other glass, I didn't have that much time.
There's also a '62 (?) Cadillac limo which had been wrecked, didn't look like anything usable. The guy said there was a hearse in really bad shape, but I never found it.
Photos of the car, the glass, and the seat are below. If anyone needs them, send me a PM or e-mail and make an offer.
If anyone wants anything else off the car (there's not much left), the yard is close to I-83 near York, PA, I can give you directions. The yard closes 12/5 and everything is supposed to be crushed by 12/31. I think this ambulance has provided it's last service, donating it's windows to someone else's restoration. I bid it a fond "farewell". :goodnight_smi:
They had only the one ambulance in the yard, and it's a '68 M-M Volunteer. As can be seen from the photos, it's in pretty rough shape. It had not been wrecked, so it was probably complete when it arrived in the yard many years ago (the current owner bought the yard from previous owners, so there's no information on how long it had been there or where it came from, though it had a York County sticker on the window). All the Ful-Vu lights and other emergency equipment had previously been picked, as had much of the chrome, including the crosses and M-M logos. The windshield had been removed some time ago, and the front had been open for many years so most of the interior was trashed. The rear interior had also been exposed to the elements thanks to open rear doors, so all the wood components and headliner were beyond saving. And as can be seen in the photo, the frame buckled near the cowl when they moved the car recently, so it's well beyond restoration. And Paul, sorry, the rear bumper was gone from this one, too.
The good things were the rear quarter etched glass. So I was able to remove and buy those. Also, one of the two jumpseats was still in the car - a quick tug removed it from it's attachment to the rotted plywood floor. In the process of removing the windows, I have the interior trim that surrounds them, including the vani-shades, which are moldy but intact. I didn't remove any of the other glass, I didn't have that much time.
There's also a '62 (?) Cadillac limo which had been wrecked, didn't look like anything usable. The guy said there was a hearse in really bad shape, but I never found it.
Photos of the car, the glass, and the seat are below. If anyone needs them, send me a PM or e-mail and make an offer.
If anyone wants anything else off the car (there's not much left), the yard is close to I-83 near York, PA, I can give you directions. The yard closes 12/5 and everything is supposed to be crushed by 12/31. I think this ambulance has provided it's last service, donating it's windows to someone else's restoration. I bid it a fond "farewell". :goodnight_smi: