Temptation has set in again!!

[PinballCharlie]

Hi all:


I am soo tempted to buy this thing and restore it. I have one small problem..... (the wife).


1968 CADILLAC AMBULANCE


I did try to tell her that I could haul Pinball Machines with it but that did not work either

 

[PC Comms]

That's an old Richmond County Ambulance car! (I know, showing signs of my age again. lol)

 

[fyr1075k]

Hi all:

I am soo tempted to buy this thing and restore it. I have one small problem..... (the wife).


1968 CADILLAC AMBULANCE


I did try to tell her that I could haul Pinball Machines with it but that did not work either

LOL . . Yes, sadly many of us suffer from the same ailment.

 

[JohnMarcson]

I recommend the BS BAR method of conditioning....


Step 1- Buy and sell a few items at a profit


Step 2- Show profit to wife


Step 3- Buy what ever the hell you want


Step 4- Always Keep


Step 5- Repeat until she leaves or withholds basic services or you die, which ever comes first


The key is to keep the phrase "I can flip this for a profit" from becoming obvious BS and giving up and going to the BAR... where you'll spend more money and not get a sweet ambulance...

 

[Rich M.]

Charlie,


It looks like a great project.


Know your pain. My wife looks at my collection and cannot understand why I need another light. To her, and I guess to many others, they all look the same.


R.

 

[motorolamaniac]

The interior looks good, the only thing I would worry about is the rust, the rear quarters look bad, that usually means the inner wells are shot, the same up front. A coach modified unit like this Caddy could hold a lot of hidden suprises. Just from my experience to date on my F100 you just saw, Charlie, there is a lot to a resto and I have NO rust. My only thing to suggest, save a little and but something with less rust. NY and northeast in general is not kind to older vehicles.


It would be awesome to have something like that to show off at parades and shows. Of course then you need to convince your wife to let you build a bigger garage, deck it out with more lights and beacons AND more Pinball machines......

 

[crescentstar69]

Just tell her it's either that, or cocaine and hookers.

 

[PC Comms]

The interior looks good, the only thing I would worry about is the rust, the rear quarters look bad, that usually means the inner wells are shot, the same up front. A coach modified unit like this Caddy could hold a lot of hidden suprises. Just from my experience to date on my F100 you just saw, Charlie, there is a lot to a resto and I have NO rust. My only thing to suggest, save a little and but something with less rust. NY and northeast in general is not kind to older vehicles.

It would be awesome to have something like that to show off at parades and shows. Of course then you need to convince your wife to let you build a bigger garage, deck it out with more lights and beacons AND more Pinball machines......

You should buy this Jeff. You would have plenty of room to go pick up more lights with it. ;-)