Interesting ford ambulance conversion to camper

[Robert Davidson]

The pro-car to camper thing seemed to occur many places...first austrailian version I've seen and I dont remember seeing too many pictures of this ambulance conversion . so at least it was preserved in somewhat alternate form and use.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiefordadverts/5645653152/in/photostream/

 

[Dwayne Brooks]

Looking through the album, there's a lot of other very odd ambulances we've never seen before including a rough 1958 Edsel ambulance with tunnel lights! Nice find Robert

 

[Josh Horton]

I really like the way this one looks. Looks like some time was put in it.

 

[Keith Snyder]

This is interesting. I'd never seen an Australian conversion such as this and brings back memories of seeing hearse or ambulance-based campers on Burgess's lot in Loudonville years ago. The professional car based camper was extremely popular in the States throughout the 60s and there was a company specializing in these conversions. Although today we mourn the destruction of old coaches, these conversions enabled the dealers to get a bigger buck from otherwise unwanted older used coaches. Burgess here in Ohio and Dennis Distributors in Michigan had quite a number of these done.

 

[Dana Bennett]

Looking through the album, there's a lot of other very odd ambulances we've never seen before including a rough 1958 Edsel ambulance with tunnel lights! Nice find Robert

also found the picture in the album, awesome looking coach!! and a hard top too!!!
AND it notes that the picture was taken somewhere in the STATES!!! anyone have other pictures of it and might it have been saved??

Dana.

 

[Paul Steinberg]

That picture has been floating around for many years. I remember it being in Texas or Oklahoma.