Hey Tony, did your 75 come with a backboard box on top? Any where exactly do people keep their backboards, the ones that do not fold up anyways.
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- Thread starter Richard Vyse
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Tony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020
September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
Backboard Box
Yes it did, Richard. My current avatar photo IS my Lifeliner when it was brand new. The box accomodates an aluminum scoop stretcher and a long backboard.
In rigs not equipped with the roof box, the most common places to store a backboard seem to be:
Suspended from the side "J" hanging hardware hooks
In the squad bench, if the rig is so equipped
On the cot
Yes it did, Richard. My current avatar photo IS my Lifeliner when it was brand new. The box accomodates an aluminum scoop stretcher and a long backboard.
In rigs not equipped with the roof box, the most common places to store a backboard seem to be:
Suspended from the side "J" hanging hardware hooks
In the squad bench, if the rig is so equipped
On the cot
I noticed on the 73 the bumper inserts on the front do not have the white insert through the middle. Did the combo come like that? Currently in the Lifeliner I have my wood backboard and scoop stretcher strapped to the bench and my 1/2 backboard and foldup aluminun backboard on the floor by the cot. Seems crowded.
Cary Livingston
Southeastern Chapter President
This was my favorite procar I ever owned. This picture came to me 18 years after I sold the car to a private collection in Ft Lauderdale. I had never seen the car in its original color. Thanks to Steve Loftin. My dream was to assemble a matching 71 fleet (the hightop was the starting point). At the time I put together a 71 Fleetwood 75 Sedan, a 71 S&S Victoria and the 71 S&S ex Fanwood, ex SAS Ambulance service car (which came to me via the bankruptcy court). Owning all 3 was one thing...maintaining all 3 was another. There were many Cadillacs before this one...and many followed....I'm just happy to know it found the "right" home. Eddie Dauer purchased the car from me in 1991 I think and as you can see.....it's in a good place 
http://www.dauerclassiccars.com/
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Russell Dalziel
President MotorCity Chapter
Certianly reminds me of my old ambulance days at several hospitals in Flint, MI.
Richard are you still going to closed Hospitals LOL
Russ
John ED Renstrom
PCS Member
your right Richard. it is. how many people can you carry in your ambulance. you don't need any more back boards then you have room for pts. most carried at best a folding and half back board in the floor compartment. if they were up town they would have a folding scope there two. if they did have a long board that would not fold it was strapped to the cot. the hangers would work if you didn't mind the rattling. but when equipping the ambulance carrying more then you could use is wasting space. in the hay day of the car one did not do a lot of work on pts in the car. most were stablised then transported. so if your setup for one pt all you need is a folding long board and a short board with the nessary strapes.
Russell Dalziel
President MotorCity Chapter
Backboards
HI Richard.
If You have a Squad Bench then the Long boards would usually go there.
If You have Jump seats You could slide the Boards along the Right side of the Attendants seat. If You have the Folding Aluminum Boards You can Put them in the Folding floor Storage Cabinet. or YHang them from the Passengers side J Hooks.
Russ
HI Richard.
If You have a Squad Bench then the Long boards would usually go there.
If You have Jump seats You could slide the Boards along the Right side of the Attendants seat. If You have the Folding Aluminum Boards You can Put them in the Folding floor Storage Cabinet. or YHang them from the Passengers side J Hooks.
Russ
Jerry Jacobson
PCS Member
Wow! Has it been that long?
Now that is an unusual ambulance with wild speakers. Nice! Had to snag a picture for my screensaver.
John Royark JR
PCS Member
Since there is a few winter shots here, I figured I would post my favorite "winter scene" from the first snow storm of the2009-10 season. Dont worry all my other pro cars are tucked away in the garage, this is my daily driver, a 1991 Miller-Meteor Lincoln Paramount.
Bruce Biancalana
PCS Life Member
In this picture, the car on the right is my 1969 M&M Classic 48 when it was new.
This is how it looks today
This is how it looks today
Bruce Biancalana
PCS Life Member
Here is another early photo of the same car, again its the car on the right. Both vintage photos thanks to Robert Shepard
In this picture, the car on the right is my 1969 M&M Classic 48 when it was new.
This is how it looks today
The top photo was taken at the Palo Alto Ambulance main station located at 2253 Park Blvd., Palo Alto. PAAS also operated under the DBA of Stanford Ambulance.
Here is another early photo of the same car, again its the car on the right. Both vintage photos thanks to Robert Shepard
The man standing beteen the rigs is the late Jack Balcon, owner of Palo Alto Ambulance Service. The photo was shot at the Palo Alto Municipal Airport.
Until I saw these photos, I'd never seen a Federal Beacon Ray with the "California steady red" mounted on it. Just in the past month or so I read about them on a red light and siren forum that I post on.
They don't look near as bad on a coach as the did in an "unmounted" photo.
They don't look near as bad on a coach as the did in an "unmounted" photo.
Ok, since we are showing pro-cars in snow I have to through this one in. This is when it ws being delivered to Chief Ron's house. Couldn't have done it without his help!
For Bill Wright, since he posts for no one!
I'm pretty sure this would be what the "Ga-Father" likes about his cars and will post them for him.
Sneeking in one of mine with the "Ga-Father".
I'm pretty sure this would be what the "Ga-Father" likes about his cars and will post them for him.
Sneeking in one of mine with the "Ga-Father".
While on the subject, one that I will treasure for a very long time is when we stopped by and said "Hello" to the Lifeliner's former owner Dave McCamey.
