Ford/Lincoln/Mercury procars
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Jon VanDermark
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That Coulters' ambulance must have been a sight coming down the road all lit up. Gotta love those Buckeye lights on the front fenders!
While definitely not a procar, the 1970 Superior/Ford van is interesting. It, along with a fleet of white 48" and 51" Pontiacs, was funded by a Model Cities grant.
John Royark JR
PCS Member
I have some Ford Lincoln Mercury pix that I have taken over the years, but to see them you have to attend an Iowa Hawkeye Chapter event. :4_11_9:
I assume you have a scanner
Why not post some here, so all of us can enjoy them?
Why not post some here, so all of us can enjoy them?
John Royark JR
PCS Member
Mainly because my computer is a POS and it takes almost 15 mins to load each pic.
I had a long talk with Mr. Coulter a few months back, and he was telling me all about ordering that car new, and how other than a 47 Cadillac limo he had, the 56 Ford was the best car he had ever owned. He said he also had a matching 55., that got wrecked and todeled pretty erly in life. He was really proud of that 56, and even prouder when I told him it was on the cover of the Weller book. They still have a picture of it hanging in the Funeral Home. Oh yeah, and as far as the lights go, I beleave that was the thing he was most proud of. He also told me that his grandfather was the first Funeral Director to have a motorized hearse in the state of Tennessee, and he still has a picture of it somewhere.
Josh
IIRC,
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thanksTony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020
September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
Interesting car, if for no other reason than station wagon ambulances were so common in this part of the country. How did you luck into this picture?
I don't remember how i got it, I found it on a disk i've had for a few years.
Josh
I found the same photo a couple of years ago along with several others and some very interesting background information by visiting this site http://www.flickr.com/people/drmo/
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John Royark JR
PCS Member
MY 1991 Miller-Meteor Lincoln Paramount.
Jim Green F.H. (Pryor, OK)
1971 SEC/Mercury
Safety Equipment Co. of Eldorado, KS was operated by Bob Dietz. Medical and ambulance supplies were sold, and ambulances were built on van
and Suburban as well as station wagon chassis. Their hightop wagon job was called a Medic Jr. and featured a full interior conversion. This particular car had a 400 engine and was like driving a JET (spelled f-a-s-t)! She was built for Enid (OK) Ambulance Service, who traded it in 1975 for a used Pontiac hightops. Jim Green then bought it for use at his Salina, OK facility. It was later sold to Village Ambulance Service in Cherryvale, KS.
(SL photo)
1971 SEC/Mercury
Safety Equipment Co. of Eldorado, KS was operated by Bob Dietz. Medical and ambulance supplies were sold, and ambulances were built on van
and Suburban as well as station wagon chassis. Their hightop wagon job was called a Medic Jr. and featured a full interior conversion. This particular car had a 400 engine and was like driving a JET (spelled f-a-s-t)! She was built for Enid (OK) Ambulance Service, who traded it in 1975 for a used Pontiac hightops. Jim Green then bought it for use at his Salina, OK facility. It was later sold to Village Ambulance Service in Cherryvale, KS.
(SL photo)
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Terry Lange
PCS Member
Mercury Meteor
Meteor was the Canadian version of the Mercury for many years. This '64 station wagon conversion was done by a local body shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba for Irish Ambulance. Originally it was painted a beige color with contrasting bright green lettering. It was later acquired by Halliday's Ambulance in Swan River, Manitoba as pictured here.
Meteor was the Canadian version of the Mercury for many years. This '64 station wagon conversion was done by a local body shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba for Irish Ambulance. Originally it was painted a beige color with contrasting bright green lettering. It was later acquired by Halliday's Ambulance in Swan River, Manitoba as pictured here.
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While the 1960 Siebert hightop ambulance conversion was somewhat attractive, the hearse version was not. Later, Siebert offered a full-length contoured roof cap for their hearse and combination cars. It had lower headroom and fit the lines of the cars (through the 1964 model year) much better.
