Hi everyone!
My name is Hodge Hager. I'm from Ohio and recently bought Rich Litton's ambulance from NJ last year. I have obtained what I think are all of Pontiac's and Superior's manuals for it but have yet to figure out a few things. 1. There is a chromed post mounted near the Rico suction unit that appears to have broken off. I don't know what it was supposed to be, may or may not have been suction-related. I can't find any interior pics of other ambulances with anything similar. 2. On the bottom shelf of one of the medical cabinets is a sort of W shaped metal bracket. IDK if it was original to the car and/or what it was for. 3. There is a metal period correct fan in the cabinet as well that I've seen in plenty of other ambulance pics, but I don't see where there would have been mounting holes in the patient compartment leading me to suspect that it probably wasn't original to the car. Thoughts? I did go all the way back to Volzke Ambulance out of Seward, NE that started service with it on 2-15-72. I spoke to the owner's son last year. He informed me that his father had passed away the previous year and he couldn't offer much info. on the car. I do have a few pics of the car when his father bought it but none of them are interior pics. It was made on 7-23-65. Would it have been common to sit that long until '72 to be bought and start service? I wouldn't think so. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get much more history from the title or Superior's records. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have searched the internet for sales brochures hoping to find medical equipment options offered at that time but haven't found anything to help figure out the broken post mystery yet. I have included pics. Also, do most of you have to have new body seals custom reproduced for the ambulance-specific parts, like rear door seals? Thank you very much for your help.
My name is Hodge Hager. I'm from Ohio and recently bought Rich Litton's ambulance from NJ last year. I have obtained what I think are all of Pontiac's and Superior's manuals for it but have yet to figure out a few things. 1. There is a chromed post mounted near the Rico suction unit that appears to have broken off. I don't know what it was supposed to be, may or may not have been suction-related. I can't find any interior pics of other ambulances with anything similar. 2. On the bottom shelf of one of the medical cabinets is a sort of W shaped metal bracket. IDK if it was original to the car and/or what it was for. 3. There is a metal period correct fan in the cabinet as well that I've seen in plenty of other ambulance pics, but I don't see where there would have been mounting holes in the patient compartment leading me to suspect that it probably wasn't original to the car. Thoughts? I did go all the way back to Volzke Ambulance out of Seward, NE that started service with it on 2-15-72. I spoke to the owner's son last year. He informed me that his father had passed away the previous year and he couldn't offer much info. on the car. I do have a few pics of the car when his father bought it but none of them are interior pics. It was made on 7-23-65. Would it have been common to sit that long until '72 to be bought and start service? I wouldn't think so. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get much more history from the title or Superior's records. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have searched the internet for sales brochures hoping to find medical equipment options offered at that time but haven't found anything to help figure out the broken post mystery yet. I have included pics. Also, do most of you have to have new body seals custom reproduced for the ambulance-specific parts, like rear door seals? Thank you very much for your help.
