Bouctouche SJA Identification Project

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

I have this picture of an old ambulance used not far from here. Unfortunately, no one seems to remember it, and I was not able to find any information about it.

The car was definitely heavily modified with the addition of the high roof, and maybe extending the D post.

What are your thoughts about the car itself? Are we looking at a Ford or Chrysler chassis and possibly the year of the vehicle?




Thanks.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

Looks like a mid 70s Chrysler wagon. As i recall a Demeares build. I'll see if i can dig out a picture of one.

 

[Terry Lange]

Hard to tell with the front and back cut off in the photo, but I agree with Ed that it is a Demers, since they were common in your neck of the woods. I would guess that it's about a '72 Chrysler or even a Dodge. Nice looking car!

 

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

I do not think it was a Demers. Here is a picture of a Demeres that was not far from where I grew-up, probably very similar time frame.

 

[Paul Steinberg]

The St. Johns ambulance appears to be a 1970s (?) Dodge Monaco Station Wagon. The car in post #4 is a Ford product.

 

[Tim Prieur]

It is based on a 1969-1973 Chrysler Town and Country, featuring the "fuselage design". This is a 72 example.
I hear John about Demers, but my vote would be locally homegrown.

 

[Bob Dyke]

That wouldn't be a Ballantyne or a Strathroy would it?

 

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

That wouldn't be a Ballantyne or a Strathroy would it?

What are those?

 

[Terry Lange]

Strathroy built a ton of "entry level" van ambulances that were sold all over Ontario and into Manitoba and beyond for many years. The private service that I worked for had a pair of them. They also did suburban conversions. To the best of my knowledge, the only car-based unit that they were involved in was putting a raised roof on a '69 Superior Pontiac Consort. There are photos of that rig floating around somewhere.

 

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

Strathroy built a ton of "entry level" van ambulances that were sold all over Ontario and into Manitoba and beyond for many years. The private service that I worked for had a pair of them. They also did suburban conversions. To the best of my knowledge, the only car-based unit that they were involved in was putting a raised roof on a '69 Superior Pontiac Consort. There are photos of that rig floating around somewhere.

Thanks Terry!

 

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

The consensus from the Station Wagon folks is 1 1973 Chrysler Town and Country.. There were questions between the 72 and 73, but the 72 had a smooth front clip, and the 73 had a snout.