Old Ambulances or Police Cars

[Phillyrube]

After this latest wreck with the bike the wife is really adamant that I get out of the sport. This means I have to sell 3 motorcycles. Once gone, I am thinking I may be able to convince her into letting me pick up an early ambulance, maybe a mid 60s Caddy, Olds or Pontiac hightop, or an older cop car. With my thing for lights, I was also toying with a 60" antiaircraft arc light, or maybe even more radical, find a old air raid siren and mount it on a trailer (I watched American restorations last night!).


Any ideas where to look eBay is out, nothing good really shows up there. Since I started EMS in1968 with a squad running a Caddy hightop and a couple of Suburbans, I though I might try that.


Appreciate any leads or out there.....

 

[JCUMMINS]

Here's one on Craigslist - '68 CADILLAC "ghostbuster"

 

[MESDA6]

This is where we found our used Horton ambulance that is now a mobile command post. Little bit of everything on there. AmbulanceTrader.com | Ambulance Sales - Used Ambulances - EMS Equipment Sales

 

[fyrboy]

Professional Car Society Official Website

 

[PC Comms]

If you don't mind taking a ride up to NY, I have an ambulance that I am getting ready to put out for sale. It's an 89 (I think. Will check to be sure) ford with a diesel in it. Volly unit with a box type body. LOW miles,and clean. I'm probably going to only ask about $2,500 for it. I'll get some pics of it tomorrow for you if you're interested.

 

[thefiredogg]

if he isnt interested, please send me the info/pics. We are looking for a used squad/ rescue for our training at the local college.

 

[EngCo4]

Philly;


If you REALLY want to hang lights on something


and be "the only kid on your block to have one"


how about buying and old fire apparatus? They


can be had cheap, usually still have a HUGE elec-


trical system already on it and LOTS of places and


variations for lights!


I can even help you with locating a nice one! PM


me if you are interested. It is even possible to find


one that will fit in a decent garage.





PS... I'm not that far from you!

 

[Phillyrube]

Philly;

If you REALLY want to hang lights on something


and be "the only kid on your block to have one"


how about buying and old fire apparatus? They


can be had cheap, usually still have a HUGE elec-


trical system already on it and LOTS of places and


variations for lights!


I can even help you with locating a nice one! PM


me if you are interested. It is even possible to find


one that will fit in a decent garage.





PS... I'm not that far from you!

I thought of that....I have a 24 x 36 garage out back but it only has 8" doors. I had looked into having one of the sides raised so I could park a camper in there, but may be too expensive.


I still need to get up to the 'neck and see your stash!!

 

[EngCo4]

Phillyrube;


My Seagrave fits in a 18' x 30' building with a 10' high front door.


My Utility Jeep fits side-by-side in the building with the Seagrave


with plenty of walk around room!


My Ford-Darley fits in a 18' x 35' building with a 11' high front door.


You just need to ditch the 8' x 8' door and get a 10' x 10' or 12' x 12'


and you'll be all set! I can send pics if you PM me with your E-Mail,


but my buildings are just those standard steel carports that have the


front and rear closed in. You can get them with sides that go all the


way down to the ground and an enclosed back. But you would do well


to make your own front doors, which is what I did. Both my buildings


together ran less than $2K. I made the front doors for less than $200


per building complete. Took about 2 hours to do each set.


Fire apparatus is fairly cheap to find right now.


BTW...You're welcome any time! Just come on out!

 

[fyrboy]

but it only has 8" doors.

Those are REALLY short doors!

 

[EngCo4]

fyrboy;


Nah! Just a standard residential garage door. As a matter of


fact, that's all you can get from those "metal building guys".


That's why I made my own. I built my doors as swing-outs


and I have full 18' wide access and 11' high access for large


vehicle storage. They were very easy to build and use all


materials readly available from home improvement centers.


Only tools needed were 2ea. 9/16 wrenches, hacksaw and


an electric drill/nutdriver. Assembly time (including cutting the


tubing frame pieces) about 2 1/2 hours. Another 20 minutes


to mount and true to the building. (And that's if you don't know


what you are doing! HAR!)


I had the buildings themselves put up on site by the vendor.


They could do it all from scratch in about 2 hours with 2 guys.


Pretty decent for the price, weatherproof enough to go through


the last hurricane/tropcal storms in this area with no damage.


Carries even a severe snow load. And they were cheap and quick!


This would be a nice thing for guys to put their old police cars,


ambulances or fire apparatus in. (Or to hide their whacker-mobiles


from public sight. HAR!)


Keeps the UV and weather from aging the lights and paint and


gives you a nice place to work. And looks much better than a


tarp or a shed! Available in several styles/colors to blend with your


neighborhood.

 

[fyrboy]

I was yanking chain. Phillyrube's first post said 8", not 8'.