Mark Simmons Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Elpad, I went over the picture of the ambulance after I read your comment. It now looks to me like the body was sectioned just below the belt line to get the room needed inside. Some height has been added to the roof to make room for the the lights and siren. Possibly the wheel base was stretched a bit as well. No wood on the sides either all steel panels probably to keep the transportee and attendant inside on sharp turns while racing "Code 3" tho the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 10-4 on the comments. Never saw a “Police” 🚑 before! BTW on State radio lingo we do not use code 3 but 10-18...rapido, rapido! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NC-car-guy Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Elpad said: Hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrEarl Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Love the ‘50’s greens 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Elpad said: Dual control, how 'bout that. But I'm only seeing one steering wheel? Perhaps brakes was the critical control. Gotta wonder if it had power steering, being it's a Special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 When I took 'Driver's Ed' the car had dual brake pedals but ol' Mr. Moeckle had a long left arm and would steer from the passengers seat. Kind of like some of those rural mail carriers do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neil morse Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/21/2019 at 7:20 AM, RivNut said: When I took 'Driver's Ed' the car had dual brake pedals but ol' Mr. Moeckle had a long left arm and would steer from the passengers seat. Kind of like some of those rural mail carriers do. That was my experience also (circa 1963). The Driver's Ed. cars were stick shift Ford Fairlanes with dual pedals only. I never remember seeing a true "dual control" car with two steering wheels except in cartoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Elpad said: That is some kind of fancy nunnery where the sisters are popping for a Roadie Estate Wagon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Elpad said: That is an awesome picture Al, especially in b&w. Was there any info with it? Rita wonders if the dealership may have gifted the car to the church or maybe an orphanage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Well to do parishioner. A friend of mine who owns his own shop acquired his '63 Riviera through his church. A wealthy widow died and left her estate to the church. The priest couldn't accept the car so my friend made a donation to the church's school and drove away in the Riviera. At the time, the car was about 15 years old and had less than 10,000 miles on it. It still smelled new. It's probably been driven only a couple of thousand miles since. The owner is really big into Packards and REO trucks. I think he just bought the Riviera because he's a nice guy and wanted to do something equally as nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, MrEarl said: That is an awesome picture Al, especially in b&w. Was there any info with it? Rita wonders if the dealership may have gifted the car to the church or maybe an orphanage. Even in Kodachrome, most of the picture would still be in black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 52 minutes ago, MrEarl said: That is an awesome picture Al, especially in b&w. Was there any info with it? Rita wonders if the dealership may have gifted the car to the church or maybe an orphanage. Trying to find some info on the photograph. Hey Riv, what about your right click magic? There is NUN better Buick than that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Elpad said: Trying to find some info on the photograph. Hey Riv, what about your right click magic? There is NUN better Buick than that one! Nothing about it when I asked Google to look for the original image. The nothing said about the picture other than "Buick Super." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, RivNut said: Nothing about it when I asked Google to look for the original image. The nothing said about the picture other than "Buick Super." The photo came from Flickr but no history attached https://www.flickr.com/photos/96271493@N00/8484210454?ytcheck=1&new_session=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 eBay find, missed it. Thanks Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrEarl Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 hmmm, wonder what “bridge” this is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 40 minutes ago, MrEarl said: Yellow Sky was release on Feb. 1, 1949. The Buick in the foreground was probably like brand new at the time of this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, RivNut said: Yellow Sky was release on Feb. 1, 1949. The Buick in the foreground was probably like brand new at the time of this photo. and blackwalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 7 hours ago, MrEarl said: Looky how beautiful that '56 is! It just oozes "cool" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, JohnD1956 said: Looky how beautiful that '56 is! It just oozes "cool" “Class, high society, downright sexiness “ you mean ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, MrEarl said: “Class, high society, downright sexiness “ you mean ! Yep! That's exactly what I mean! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EmTee Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 7:28 PM, JohnD1956 said: Looky how beautiful that '56 is! Yeah! Mine's right behind that Buick! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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