Procar ads from old magazines

[Darren Bedford]

My favorite year of professional cars...

I am the proud owner of the second car from the top !

1960 Cadillac Professional Cars on Cadillac Commercial Chassis !!!

Life if good... no, life is FANTASTIC !

Darren

 

[John ED Renstrom]

notice how long and low they were made to appear in the advertisements

 

[John Royark JR]

notice how long and low they were made to appear in the advertisements

I know. I wish some really looked like that in person. The artwork for my 49 S&S it looks so low, long and sleek, but in person it is tall, narrow, and stubby.

 

[Bill Anderson]

I had a collection of Modulance, Prestige, and Summers sales literature until my ex threw them out in one of her fits. They would be collectors items today.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

here is a GM add out of one of the trade magazine I only keep the pictures off of it.

 

[Mike Boyer]

I had a collection of Modulance, Prestige, and Summers sales literature until my ex threw them out in one of her fits. They would be collectors items today.

Glad to hear you said EX wife !!! lol

 

[Steve Loftin]

From Mortuary Management magazine, May, 1957:

 

[Steve Loftin]

It's the new '64 SSupilloreka!

 

[Steve Loftin]

Gerstenslager was mainly known in the fire service for their rescue vehicles, but did build a few carryall ambulances. Here's an ad from the May, 1964 issue of Fire Engineering that shows a 1963 Chevrolet built for Duxbury, MA:

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

 

[John ED Renstrom]

so anyone have a picture of a armbruster ambulance?

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

'68 S&S.

 

[Attila Bethlenfalvy]

 

[Abe Bush]

notice how long and low they were made to appear in the advertisements

I noticed that, the artists doing the illustrations definitely made these renderings much longer, lower, and sleeker than they were in real life. And in some cases they took such liberties that some of the cars almost look like low-riders...or like the cars had real suspension problems because they were sunk almost down to the road in some of the illustrations!

 

[Herb John]

What were the 6 door crew cab used for?

 

[Mike Burkhart - Deceased 1948 - 2016]

One use was Railroad Section crews.

 

[Herb John]

I was just thinking for funeral service, I guess since they were shown with the ambulance and the hearse I was thinking they were used for something with them.