I don't believe that the way that the top is formed, will make a difference in terms. A high top, is generally referring to a vehicle that has a raised roof. We struggled with this question on our judging forum for over a year, and I believe that the final consensus was that if the interior hight was greater than 42" with the raised roof, then it was a high top. If the inside dimension was less than 42", and the roof had been raised, such as in a station wagon ambulance, it was still considered a low top. I don't believe that there ever was an industry standard.
Paul thank you for the clarification. I think you best answered my question with your response which I highlighted in bold text.
Walt did in fact clearly answer the question of what the definition of hightop was, which is
ANY ambulance that has a raised roof that is higher than a standard roof. I was not challenging his response and if it came off that way then I apologize,
I was just asking if there was a difference or any clarification in styles of these hightops for example either boxcut or gently curved bubble top, and again you answered that. I thought maybe I didn't clarify my question enough but then I must have since you responded with a clear answer.
I just think its interesting how some of the MMs have that smooth bubble roof line that arches upwards on their hightops opposed to the very square and boxy hightops of the Superiors. I was wondering if there was a correct styling term that describe those differences and apparently there really isn't one.
Thank you for your response Paul
No need to further question Walt McCall's thorough and definitive answer just because it was not the response you were looking for.
Why not question him? Who does this Walt guy think he is, and what does he think he knows about these things?
Of course I am just joking, and as I said before I wasn't challenging his
thorough and definitive answer but was asking for further clarification on style types which Paul clearly answered for me.
I'm sorry you took offense and thought that I was actually challenging Walt's response as I would never disrespect such an authoritative figure who has not only contributed to this hobby more than anyone in it's history but actually helped create it.