Classy Cadillacs

[John ED Renstrom]

that car was a lot of effort on everyones part. Darrell had the corner glass for it. the shop that did the glass on Paul's car put the glass in it and the Roy Keith put the interior in it. it was bought just wet of here. to me it looked funny with the north star tucked way down in there. a lot of unused space under that hood. I have posted a in progress picture before on it but here it is again

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

City of Winchester PD operated '49 Superior ambulance. Yes, I've become quite enamored with Cadillac dogdishes.

http://www.winchesterpd.org/category/news

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

Hebron FD '49 Superior. Possibly repurposed as an ambulance after being donated by Bullock FH in '56.

http://www.hebronfire.org/history.htm

 

[Steve Loftin]

Niles FD
1958 Rescuer

Here are more views of this beauty, sent to me recently by Tom Nangle:

 

[Steve Loftin]

This is another sent by Tom:

Chicago, IL
1961 M-M 48"

 

[Kurt Arends]

This is another sent by Tom:

Chicago, IL
1961 M-M 48"

I'll bet their mechanics cussed those 888s on the fenders!

 

[Steve Loftin]

Nice old combination

Bob Hedges took this '58 S/C combination in trade (in Montana, maybe?), and subsequently sold it to Carl Woerner. I photographed it at Carl's house in 1990. It was in pretty good shape, complete except for its original #28 siren, with aftermarket front and rear A/C:

(SL photos)

 

[Steve Loftin]

I have fond memories of when cars like this were still easy to find:

American Coach Sales (Cincinnati, OH)
(2) 1976 Classic combinations

(SL photos, 1993)

 

[Steve Loftin]

I've had this picture for years, but don't know much about it except that it's of a 1976 M-M converted to a flower car. The word "Tatosian" is on the back, so the conversion may have been done by them. Tatosian's used to be a coach dealer on the east coast (NJ?), but I don't remember where and I couldn't find anything on Google.

Does anyone here know who did the conversion and where the car served?

Here's a Tatosian flower car conversion ad:

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

Nassau County PD (Long Island) '59 Superior, from their archives. An ambulance in highly non-traditional orange over black?!? Yes puh-lize! Squinting offsets blurriness.

Slideshow exhibits several other fleet vehicles with better clarity. Look closely for another partial of this '59 shown in the fourth slide past it.

http://www.ncpdfsb.com/2012/09/06/home-of-the-ncpd-fleet-service-bureau/

 

[Wayne Krakowski]

Nice slide show they sure like the variety of colors,funny how the big ambulances have big lettering POLICE and tiny lettering ambulance.is orange their local color choice,Thanks for the post

 

[Steve Loftin]

Look closely for another partial of this '59 shown in the fourth slide past it.

There are partials of two '59 Cadillacs in that shot.

 

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

Nassau County PD (Long Island) '59 Superior, from their archives. An ambulance in highly non-traditional orange over black?!? Yes puh-lize! Squinting offsets blurriness.

Slideshow exhibits several other fleet vehicles with better clarity. Look closely for another partial of this '59 shown in the fourth slide past it.

http://www.ncpdfsb.com/2012/09/06/home-of-the-ncpd-fleet-service-bureau/

Note blacked out quarter glass on this rig.

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

Talleyville Fire Co dated 9/1/73. This MM was later totaled in an accident while driver, two EMTs, and patient only sustained minor injuries.

 

[Jack Ramsey]

. . . highly non-traditional orange over black?!? Yes puh-lize!

I've learned to not question taste, or lack thereof. After all, my wife married me. But then, so did my first one.

 

[Paul Steinberg]

Hebron FD '49 Superior. Possibly repurposed as an ambulance after being donated by Bullock FH in '56.

http://www.hebronfire.org/history.htm

The tunnel lights look like they were taken off a Henny Packard, and grafted onto this Cadillac.

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

Port Washington FD '56 Superior and '71(?) MM.

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

Cincinnati FD ambulances. '56 S&S #25009.

'56 S&S #25010. Note different beacons. Ed Effron photographer of both.

'62 Superior #2282. Pat Holz photographer.

 

[Steve Lichtman]

Here's 5 for the price of one. The fleet of the Ocean City, MD Volunteer Fire Department in 1971, as featured in a local newspaper. Not the best photo, but it's what I have.

Oh my, isn't that a '62 M-M Guardian ambulance on the end of the row???

I talked to Mr. Cropper (in the photo) the other day, and he sent me the photo. He said they called it the "covered wagon" because of the overhang. He said they bought it new off the lot at Ritter M-M Sales near Baltimore (Al Ritter apparently would buy a few ambulances for stock and sold them off the lot). He actually called to see if I knew what happened to the Guardian or if it still was around. Oh, if only.....

That's two Guardians I know of in Maryland.

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

Intriguing period capture that begs asking who high profile client could have been that would have warranted a rare and expensive '40 V16 Series 90 Derham Town Car. DC-3 and fascinating Texaco Doodlebug round out this glimpse into the past.