Brian Austin Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 A variety of examples from the various coachbuilders making "professional cars' on Cadillac chassis: https://www.newcadillacdatabase.org/static/CDB/Dbas_txt/prof59.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Chassis reference Edited January 11, 2021 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Some sales literature. http://www.phantomcoaches.org/saleslit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Might as well link to another reference post: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Very cool stuff! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Austin Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Nice build of the AMT kit to represent the car as it looked in the movie prior to becoming the Ectomobile. http://www.spencer1984.com/my_models/pre-ectomobile.php Someone's Flickr page with some good reference pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37350472@N02/with/29469267498/ Sad-looking project car: http://davidsclassiccars.com/cadillac/418851-1959-cadillac-ambulance-original-condition.html Edited August 28, 2021 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Brian Austin said: What a shame, looks like the "Tin Worm" has had it's way with this one. Might save some of the hard to find trim and glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 Apparently people do buy those basket cases to build their Ectomobile clones. Here's an ambulance in much nicer condition: https://www.motoexotica.com/sold_inventory/inventory/15277/1959/Cadillac/Ambulance/20192228?detail_embedded=true&leadsource=Showroom|motoexotica_sold_inventory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 High-top ambulance. https://topclassiccarsforsale.com/cadillac/16064-1959-miller-meteor-cadillac-hightop-ambulance.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 http://cadillacdb.planeteldorado.com/Dbas_txt/prof59.htm FWIW, the author of the above website had this to say regarding the red ambulance in the MotoExotia listing I posted earlier. "This Miller-Meteor Futura-styled ambulance was offered for sale at auction on eBay in December, 2003. According to the vendor, tens of thousands of dollars went into restoring this car ...even though he said the gauges, wipers, blinkers and A/C were o/s. Note that the leather front bucket seats are from a 1964 model; the steering wheel from a 1965; the wire wheels are from the nineties, the boat horn is non-authentic, as is the upper chrome side trim running from the front door to the rear bumper. Late Extra, 4/2004: According to Sarah, my young friend and professional car enthusiast from Cleveland, OH, the base vehicle is a Miller-Meteor Sentinel model; Sarah is right! The car was acquired by an enthusiast in England for less than the $25K asking price. Corrigendum 5/2004: At first I thought those rectangular roof-mounted tunnel lights, blue lens siren and curved chrome side trim were not authentic, however, the new owner has sent irrefutable proof that all these items are genuine MM issue; he sent a period advertisement for Miller Meteor's Sentinel, Volunteer and Ambulandau models (see below). He added that the vendor had repaired most of the outstanding defects before shipping the car to Europe; he found the original front bench seat and sent that over with the car." The horns and wire wheels do for sure look out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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showrods Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Great treasure trove of information! I loved those old sales brochures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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