The very first ambulance I ever drove was for Zelley Funeral Home in Flint, MI. If memory serves me correctly, paint this one yellow and put a "Q" on the right front fender and this would be the "Zelley Ambulance" all over again.
Perfect ambulance to make into Zelley Ambulance
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Ron Devies
PCS Ohio Chapter President PCS Past Vice President
Where is it and is it for sale?
Brendan Martin
PCS Member
Ron it is on the thread, Western CL for sale. It has 2 telephone numbers
Jeremy D. Ledford
PCS Volunteer Chapter President
Yep! A affordable Volunteer that can easily be restored comes along and guess what? Its out west!:14_6_12:
mud issues?
ron and others,
If you want to consider this rig, have someone inspect the frame, bottom metal work and rockers. When I was looking for an ambo I saw a pic of this rig (I'm pretty sure) buried in mud up to the fender skirts from the drivers door back with weeds around it. I thought that was odd for its stated location. Not saying its bad (or even the same one) but I would have a personal inspection made (as I'm sure you would anyways).
ron and others,
If you want to consider this rig, have someone inspect the frame, bottom metal work and rockers. When I was looking for an ambo I saw a pic of this rig (I'm pretty sure) buried in mud up to the fender skirts from the drivers door back with weeds around it. I thought that was odd for its stated location. Not saying its bad (or even the same one) but I would have a personal inspection made (as I'm sure you would anyways).
Ron Devies
PCS Ohio Chapter President PCS Past Vice President
Busted
While I was at the calling hours for Dan Skivolocke's mom tonight, I got a text message from my mechanic that said: "U better not be buying that old run down red ambulance on the message board u don't have that kinda money to fix lol". Unfortunately he is correct.
I think it has potential though
While I was at the calling hours for Dan Skivolocke's mom tonight, I got a text message from my mechanic that said: "U better not be buying that old run down red ambulance on the message board u don't have that kinda money to fix lol". Unfortunately he is correct.
I think it has potential though
Zelley
Richard,
I'm not sure when you drove for Zelley, but from 1959 to 1964 we had the "Marwood Funeral Home", just east of Center Rd, on Davison Rd. The intersection of Center and Davison was a real busy place for ambulance service. First rig there would park "agressively", then fill-er up. We were only about 150 yards away! I believe Zelley was the next closest. Dad always had a couple fraternity guys on hand to answer the call.
Kelly:cheers:
Richard,
I'm not sure when you drove for Zelley, but from 1959 to 1964 we had the "Marwood Funeral Home", just east of Center Rd, on Davison Rd. The intersection of Center and Davison was a real busy place for ambulance service. First rig there would park "agressively", then fill-er up. We were only about 150 yards away! I believe Zelley was the next closest. Dad always had a couple fraternity guys on hand to answer the call.
Kelly:cheers:
Bruce Biancalana
PCS Life Member
I looked into this car a few months ago. At that time I decided that the car was a little to run down to bring back. I did not go see the car, I spoke to the owner, he didn't make me think that the car was more that a good parts car. Then again I bought the Stacy Lewis car for parts and got way more car that I bargained for.
It was in the mid 70's. Zelley was located on Franklin Ave just a couple blocks north of Davison Rd and just around the corner from Brown Funeral Home. I wish this ambulance was closer so I could take a first hand look at her!
Brady D Smith
PCS Life Member / PCS Past President
Before that...
The car Rick is referring to was indeed a '69 M-M Volunteer and was built for the Groves and Co. Funeral Home at 605 Garland St. in Flint. It was Groves' first out ambulance for a couple of years or so and was then involved in a serious accident that did significant damage to the car. That was the last straw for Groves owner at the time, Fred J. Stein, who ended the companies ambulance service after more than 50 years. I went to work at Groves shortly thereafter. The Volunteer was then laid up in the body shop at Dennis Distributor for about a year. Then she was sold to LeRoy S. Zelley and then Rick and I had the opportunity to work in her. The Groves car had some very bright rectangular flashers mounted on the roof sides and was painted the brightest yellow you ever saw. I wish I had photographed it, but in those days I wasn't smart enough.
The car Rick is referring to was indeed a '69 M-M Volunteer and was built for the Groves and Co. Funeral Home at 605 Garland St. in Flint. It was Groves' first out ambulance for a couple of years or so and was then involved in a serious accident that did significant damage to the car. That was the last straw for Groves owner at the time, Fred J. Stein, who ended the companies ambulance service after more than 50 years. I went to work at Groves shortly thereafter. The Volunteer was then laid up in the body shop at Dennis Distributor for about a year. Then she was sold to LeRoy S. Zelley and then Rick and I had the opportunity to work in her. The Groves car had some very bright rectangular flashers mounted on the roof sides and was painted the brightest yellow you ever saw. I wish I had photographed it, but in those days I wasn't smart enough.
Kent Dorsey
PCS Member / Funeral Director
Does anyone remember if this is the same ambulance type/coachbuilder of the unit from the "Bubble Boy" episode of Seinfeld? I can't remember...
Seinfeld
The coach in that episode was a Superior. It appears in the video clip at 3:11.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KawCmwrlrfQ[/ame]
The coach in that episode was a Superior. It appears in the video clip at 3:11.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KawCmwrlrfQ[/ame]
Brady D Smith
PCS Life Member / PCS Past President
Slept a lot of nights in that building.
Or tried to sleep. We were running a lot of ambulance calls between naps then. At its peak in 1952 that place did somewhere over 700 funerals per year.
Or tried to sleep. We were running a lot of ambulance calls between naps then. At its peak in 1952 that place did somewhere over 700 funerals per year.
