Superior Floors

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

Interesting to see the red brick pattern in this 67 Superior Hearse. It is the same pattern as in my ambulance. For those of us that thought that this pattern was not used often in the Superiors, I guess we were wrong (for the 67 year anyways).

http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-Cadillac-S...temQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1af18a4f8

 

[Greg Steffe]

not a hearse

Jean-Marc, If that is what it appears to be that is not a hearse. (check out the back seat!) If memory serves me correctly I think I read where Superior built several of these specially built cars for kennels for the purpose of transporting show dogs. I'm sure there are many on this board more knowledgable than I am but I think I'm close. Any thoughts guys ?

 

[Sarah Snook]

Actually, it's an M-M but it seems to be mislabeled. You can tell it's a Miller-Meteor by the roofline and doors.

For reference, here's a link to a pic of a '67 Superior and one to a '67 M-M.

 

[Sarah Snook]

Jean-Marc, If that is what it appears to be that is not a hearse. (check out the back seat!) If memory serves me correctly I think I read where Superior built several of these specially built cars for kennels for the purpose of transporting show dogs. I'm sure there are many on this board more knowledgable than I am but I think I'm close. Any thoughts guys ?

I've never heard of Superior making dog cars, but there are pics of a '67 M-M dog car. I think I have some saved on my computer at home. If I can find them, I'll post them here.

 

[Paul Steinberg]

We discussed this at length a few years ago on the other website. I actually found the original owners name, but was unable to make contact with her. I was told that she was very old and in poor health, but was lead to believe that the car was still in existence on her estate.

 

[Sarah Snook]

I just checked and the ones that I have saved on my computer at home are the same pics that Walter Miller is selling in the auction. Not sure why he has it labeled as a Superior though.

 

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

My bad....I was relying on the auction's descriptionoster_oops:

 

[Steve Lichtman]

Yes, it's definately a Miller-Meteor. The original owners were Greysarge Kennels (you can see the nameplate in one of the windows, and you can Google that for more info). They apparently wanted a unique Cadillac to transport their dogs to dog shows - boy, did they get it.

At the first Miller-Meteor Chapter meet in Piqua, we had to opportunity to talk to several original M-M employees. One of the questions we asked was, "what was the most memorable car you helped build?" All of them remembered the kennel car. I guess when you build a lot of ambulances and hearses, they all run together after a while, but the kennel car was one of a kind!

One would assume they found the vinyl floor to be easy to clean if a dog.....well..... ee_smilie:
(Oh, I've been waiting a long time for the opportunity to use that smiley!)

 

[Kevin M. Parkinson]

The car in that ad is a 1968. The dash pad and exterior mirrors (among other things not visible in the photos) were changed from 1967 to 1968.

 

[John Royark JR]

One would assume they found the vinyl floor to be easy to clean if a dog.....well..... ee_smilie:

Peed a smiley? This I want to see!

 

[Jean-Marc Dugas]

I got a Pontiac dog car

 

[Joe Melanson]

Originally Posted by Steve Lichtman

One would assume they found the vinyl floor to be easy to clean if a dog.....well..... ee_smilie:

Good job Steve! I've been wondering how someone would work that particular smiley into a post,

 

[John ED Renstrom]

here is a S&S dog tote

 

[Jeremy D. Ledford]

I've never heard of Superior making dog cars, but there are pics of a '67 M-M dog car. I think I have some saved on my computer at home. If I can find them, I'll post them here.

We discussed this at length a few years ago on the other website. I actually found the original owners name, but was unable to make contact with her. I was told that she was very old and in poor health, but was lead to believe that the car was still in existence on her estate.

Yes, it's definately a Miller-Meteor. The original owners were Greysarge Kennels (you can see the nameplate in one of the windows, and you can Google that for more info). They apparently wanted a unique Cadillac to transport their dogs to dog shows - boy, did they get it.

At the first Miller-Meteor Chapter meet in Piqua, we had to opportunity to talk to several original M-M employees. One of the questions we asked was, "what was the most memorable car you helped build?" All of them remembered the kennel car. I guess when you build a lot of ambulances and hearses, they all run together after a while, but the kennel car was one of a kind!

One would assume they found the vinyl floor to be easy to clean if a dog.....well..... ee_smilie:
(Oh, I've been waiting a long time for the opportunity to use that smiley!)

Though I'd ad a small tidbit of information to this post. The Greysarge kennel car was M-M body number 68359. The name plates were made here in Lebanon Tenn. by Lebanon Foundry Products and were ordered on 11/2/67 and were wanted by 11/16/67 by M-M. Wanna know how I know and found this out? Here ya go! Check this out!

Jeremy D. Ledford, Archive/collection.

 

[Brendan Martin]

Seekonk is in Massachusetts, and is about 15 minutes from me.

 

[Josh Noiles]

Info like this is why I love these forums. You guys work together so well to come up with such interesting background info on these cars.


Any might I add: what an awesome "WAGGIN'!"


Couldn't resist.

 

[Steve Lichtman]

At the Mid-Atlantic Chapter meet a few weeks ago, one of the folks displaying a car (not a procar) parked next to ours was a guy named Al Ritter, Jr.

Al's father owned Ritter Miller-Meteor Sales here in MD, one of M-M's largest dealers. Al Jr. worked for his father for a few years in the late '60's/early '70's. He remembered the Greysarge car, they sold it. That kennel may have been in Maryland or nearby (the Google search for it has gone cold, it's no longer helpful). If someone can find out, perhaps I can investigate the rumor that the car may still exist.

He also told a good story about the sale of my '70 M-M which I will relate in a story sometime!

By the way, there were Superiors built with the "brick" style floor we commonly associate with M-M's. The coachbuilders used commercially available vinyl flooring. The "brick" is Armstrong Colonial Classic. It's not like it was only available to one company - anyone could buy it from a flooring distributor. It was used in a lot of kitchen floors, too. The coachbuilders obviously had some styles they used more than others, but the customer could order any style that was available. Colonial Classic is no longer available, but Armstrong still carries vinyl flooring in the same pattern in a brown/tan version that looks pretty similar. I've seen one ambulance that used the brown/tan "brick" floor in the restoration and it looks very nice.