![]() Or you could continue the direction I was headed. I sill have the original "zipper" (that gives you inside access to the roof) for the headliner which could be reinstalled. The siren and light holes in the roof will patch up nicely (they did before) and you could keep the Model 17 Beacon Ray and use it as removable light. or reversible panels to make it a combination or a hearse. It could easily be turned BACK into a combination or an end-loader hearse (the rear rollers are there and you could add the needed casket rack. This car is ready to be whatever YOU want it to be. and once the proper "V" and hood crest and bezel are installed. using a Miller Meteor Sentinel low-top ambulance as the model for painting the hood red down to the Cadillac "V" with white below that. I bought the car in 2001 and had it repainted those same colors in 2005. who di some research and painted over the black with a 1950s bright red/orange which was very close the GM color many 1958 ambulances were painted. In the late 1990s the car was sold again to the person I bought it from. The Omaha Orange was painted BLACK and the car took on an "Alfred Hitchcock - "The Birds" 1960s look. it was purchased by a long time supporter of the Speedway and turned into a "spook house" car. as well as a Federal Sign & Signal "Vis-a-bar" with dual Model 14 flat top beacons. it was painted white over "Omaha Orange" to make it look like a 1970's ambulance. as are the two casket rollers at the rear loading door! I also have NOT changed-out the original medicine cabinet - it is the same one this combination car originally had.Īfter Meridian Speedway bought the car. This car still has TWO of them where the attendant seeds fold down to make it a hearse. you'll need to build or acquire the proper "speed-o-matic reversible floor panels. ![]() so if you wish to turn this into a combo (which I think would be great btw). and it has NEVER had a casket rack or rollers since it arrived in Boise in 1970. Rob Elliott says it already set up as an ambulance when he bought it in 1970. as a "scene light" was added above the rear loading door on top of the Burgundy paint. it was painted a solid Burgundy (maroon) color and turned into an ambulance. It came from factory in 1958 as Baltic Blue. it has been painted many times by the various owners. The photo in Tom McPherson's Miller Meteor book shows what appears to be several single-color cars that could be Baltic Blue! Regardless of who first owned this car. ![]() of Chicago who took delivery of 26 Miller-Meteor cars on July 6. It may have been one of the 3 Futura Limousine Duplex combination cars sold to Chateau Auto Livery & Leasing Co. We welcome any information from anyone who knows its early history. Whether this Combination car was EVER used as a hearse is not known. The car was retired in the late 70s or early 80s and used as a mascot and for novelty races etc. and Rob and his daughter drove it back to Boise where it was sold to the Meridian Speedway and used as an auto race track ambulance for about 10 years. Kansas where he picked up his new ambulance. the owner of that funeral home purchased a new Collins "van" ambulance from Rob and used this 1958 Cadillac as a "trade-in. and was the "back-up" unit to a nicer ambulance owned by a funeral home in Milwaukee or St. this 1958 "combination" was always used as an ambulance. the former Collins Ambulance dealer in Boise. 00 cars built on Cadillac's exclusive "commercial chassis" which was only used for ambulances. It is 1958 body #318 and was originally "Baltic Blue" in color. ![]() This rare Professional Car was built on February 12. Sale type: Fixed price listing Technical specifications, photos and description: Horn ring needs re-installed as do 2 rear door panels & misc items." Right rear quarter panel needs repaired, as does right front fender. Two flat-glass side windows need replaced. All but 2 door/window handles need to be installed. Rear vinyl needs replaced, and attendant seats need re-upholstered and installed. Missing: front cab headliner, side mirrors, headlight frames, front side & hood ornaments, crest & bezel, rear fin letters, center portion of rear bumper, 2 chrome side "spears," 3 M-M emblems, pull-tops for door locks. Numerous interior/exterior trim needs to re-installed. Roof needs painted, as does other parts of the car. I took the car back in February, got it running again, cleaned it up and have decided to sell it. During that time, parts were lost or stolen and the vehicle was damaged. ![]() Seller's notes: "Vehicle spent the last 11 years at various shops and was undergoing total restoration. ![]()
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