1965 - 72 OLDSMOBILE HEARSE AND AMBULANCE TRIBUTE

[DoctorDj]

THIS .... is a cool youtube video. Nice work sir !

[Greg9942]

I remember seeing car based ambulances and hearses when I was a kid. In the town where I lived, the ambulances were based at the funeral home. Every once in a while you might see an ambulance based on a van or a Suburban, but most used a car chassis.

[57chevy150ky]

Very cool! Thanks for posting.

[tornspeedo]

You could consider changing the background song to D.O.A. by Bloodrock. It's on the U Tube.

[DrOlds7298]

Believe it or not,the US Army & Air Force used to have some of these? (They used them on post and such,Base Hospital dispatches...not in the field....that's what a 5/4 "crackerbox" is for?) Surplused them out in early 1980's.

[berdooflyer]

I recall the Air Force having a number of Pontiac Ambulances also

[berdooflyer]

It's not that I find hearses spooky or anything. Actually I think most pre-1970 heases are works of art. My point is, some coach builders built "limousine hearses", why? The only time i'd want to be in the back of a hearse is on my way to the cemetary, and not on my wedding day or a formal night out.

[cheech41]

as nice as they are, and they are really nice, for passenger treatment during transport, how effective would they really be?

[YaYCreeC]

I need a car like 3:43 for GTA SA

[hanleyfallsmn56245]

Thanks for another great Video!

[pdennis93]

I remember seeing a 68 or so olds ambulance on CHiP's. IIRC some surfer dudes owned it and it got rolled in a drag race or something

[vistacruiser67]

Yeah I got that season on DVD. It was a 70.

[pdennis93]

how did you get that? i have S1 and S2 and was pretty sure the hearse was in an episode from the 3rd season which isn't out on DVD yet. i found a pic of it on imcdb and it is a 1970 from season 3 episode 3.

[911caddy]

I recently came across a mid 60's Olds Combo car..Sadly the owner will not part with it. It was great to see her in her mostly original state.

[vistacruiser67]

A 70 Olds ambulance was used in an episode of CHiP's within the first two or three seasons. It was driven a group of surfers and used to haul surf boards. It was used in a chase scene and Im pretty sure it was wrecked by episode's end.

[Oldsninetyeigth]

Those cars have class.. Sadly nothing now a days does.

[robs71redriv]

Nice, being a big Buick/Olds wagon fan I really like this - notice the seville model kind of ironic since the best known hearses ambulances were Cadilliac 's - alot of Pontiac's in the late 60's too -- dont happen to have those brochures do you . rob

[vistacruiser67]

I got all this stuff online. I send you a couple of links. Yeah Olds didnt make a big wagon from 65-70 like Buick and Pontiac. Kinda strange. Guess it helped the Vista Cruiser sales.

[bevington2]

Nice tribute. Great work, Cotner Bevington's are great !

[Tracti0nAction]

Did not know oldsmobile even built a hearse! Great video man!

[colibri1]

Wow. Do you have all the brochures those pics came from? Those are cool.

[84400]

I have never seen eather in person. cool vid