This one will clean up nicely!

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Tony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020

September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
Here's a first look at the most recent addition to our fleet; a 1968 Miller-Meteor Cadillac Classic 48 ambulance. It looks rough because the process was begun of sanding the two coats of paint off, but this is an extremely solid and 100% complete rig.

It runs excellent, all equipment works, and the glass and chrome are perfect. This is the rig I've waited 13 year to acquire and it was well worth the wait! This rig came to us directly from the ambulance service in the very small community of Worley, Idaho.
 

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cleaned up pretty good. there must have been a foot of dirt on it when I saw it last. the said it ran good but had not been fired in quite a while. all that red inside. it must have been the glow of that that made me think the door jams were red. so here it is fresh off the reservation. been a long time getting her. but it looks worth it.
 

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Looks great!

Wow...well worth the wait Tony. The interior looks imacculate and fully equipped. How about some pics of the front interior? Did Art know about this vehicle? Can't wait to see it after Ed finishes with it. Please keep us posted on it's progress.
 
Thanks for all the compliments. We're excited to get this one finished, but are putting it back together temporarily because i can't resist taking it to a few local cruise nights!

To answer your question, Mike, I was fortunate to get the entire documented history of this rig. It was purchased new by Willamette Ambulance Service in Salem, Oregon (through Franz Ridgeway M-M Sales). It then went on to the Jerue Funeral Home in Cheney, Washington. Jerue FH went out of business in the early to mid '80s and this car was purchased by a high school teenager in Kellogg, Idaho. He had a deep appreciation for old hearses and ambulances (and went on to owning an ambulance service and funeral homes.) Beleive it or not, ca. 1990, the young man sold this rig to the ambulance service in the very small (200 people) community of Worley, Idaho where they put it back into service! I have the log book that lists the runs this car made until it was relegated to parade status ca. 1995.

I am hopeful that somebody, somewhere has a photo of this car from Willamette when it still had the original red & white paint.
 
Love it, you got you a juel there Tony. Its really cool that you know the compleat history of it. It looks to be a very solid car. Congradulations.

Josh
 
Linoleum

I'm glad the linoleum is fine! The design is now as obsolete as can be. If anyone knows where it's available, I'd appreciate knowing!
Thanks
Kev
 
Congrats Tony, what a great find, I wish you all the best of luck. It is very cool that you were able to buy it right from the original owners.:clap:
 
Man, that's a good looking ambulance! If you hadn't dedicated so much time to aquiring it I might have tried to talk you out of it. Personally I would do away with the black, but to each their own. Maybe it would look better on a finished coach, but I think I'd like to see it white, or possibly silver.
 
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