1964
Indy 500 ambulances
- Thread starter Pascal Michels
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Mike Owens
PCS Member
500 Ambulances
Roscoe Conkle, founder of Conkle Funeral Home in Speedway and Tony Hullman were long time friends. In Indiana, for several years local funeral homes furnished community ambulance service.For many years, Conkles would place their red and white M-M on the track. For race day, Mr. Conkle would ask area funeral homes to bring their ambulances to the track, supposedly so there were enough track ambulances for every driver and outside track ambulances for spectators. As a mortuary college student working for Conkles, I worked the month of May ambulance duty in 1970 and 1971. 1971 was the year of the Pace car accident into the VIP grandstand at the south end of pit row. My ambulance took Tony Hullman to the track hospital. If you brought your FH ambulance to the track, they would disconnect your siren as they didn't want sirens exciting the crowd. Almost all of the ambulances at that time were combinations.
Roscoe Conkle, founder of Conkle Funeral Home in Speedway and Tony Hullman were long time friends. In Indiana, for several years local funeral homes furnished community ambulance service.For many years, Conkles would place their red and white M-M on the track. For race day, Mr. Conkle would ask area funeral homes to bring their ambulances to the track, supposedly so there were enough track ambulances for every driver and outside track ambulances for spectators. As a mortuary college student working for Conkles, I worked the month of May ambulance duty in 1970 and 1971. 1971 was the year of the Pace car accident into the VIP grandstand at the south end of pit row. My ambulance took Tony Hullman to the track hospital. If you brought your FH ambulance to the track, they would disconnect your siren as they didn't want sirens exciting the crowd. Almost all of the ambulances at that time were combinations.
1982
1980 Pointdexter's Indy 500 ambulance :
1964
Another 1964 picture with an ambulance :
Another 1964 picture with an ambulance :
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1973
Then 1973 with a Pontiac Superior :
Then 1973 with a Pontiac Superior :
1993
1949
A Packard Henney ambulance behind the Oldsmobile
A Packard Henney ambulance behind the Oldsmobile
1958
What's this ambulance ?
What's this ambulance ?
Peter Grave - Deceased - 1938 - 2022
PCS Member
Would appear to be 55 or 56 DODGE
2015
Last week-end at Indianapolis Speedway :
Last week-end at Indianapolis Speedway :
1957 ?
The legend only says "during the Golden Era", but I think it's 1957 :
The legend only says "during the Golden Era", but I think it's 1957 :
1968
A little bit of an ambulance on the right of this 1968 picture :
A little bit of an ambulance on the right of this 1968 picture :
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John ED Renstrom
PCS Member
in post 132 that would be a 57 Eureka
Yes, just like in post #29
1963
1959
A nice red and white ambulance in 1959
A nice red and white ambulance in 1959
help needed
I have found this picture on eBay. Not sure of the year or the place.
I have found this picture on eBay. Not sure of the year or the place.
1973
1909 - 1910
Here are some pictures recently found on the web :
This ambulance is a Premier owned by A.M Ragsdale Co.
All all those pictures are from this site :
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/
This one is a Rapid owned by Flanner & Buchanan :
And then some pictures with those two ambulances together :
Here are some pictures recently found on the web :
This ambulance is a Premier owned by A.M Ragsdale Co.
All all those pictures are from this site :
http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/
This one is a Rapid owned by Flanner & Buchanan :
And then some pictures with those two ambulances together :
