1965 - 72 OLDSMOBILE HEARSE AND AMBULANCE TRIBUTE

1965 TO 72 OLDSMOBILE HEARSE AND AMBULANCE TRIBUTE. COTNER BEVINGTON USED OLDS 98 CHASSIS FOR HEARSE AND AMBULANCES FROM 1959 TO 1975.

The 1973 EMS Systems Act - passed in 1974, implemented four years later in 1978 - required that communities receiving federal funds for their programs had ambulances that met new federal specifications. Three chassis styles meet the criteria and are still in use today: Type I uses a small truck body with a modular compartment, Type II has a van body with a raised roof and Type III has van chassis with a modular compartment. Passenger-based vehicles were purposely excluded from legislation and the last American-made automobile-based ambulance was built in 1978. However a handful of automobile-based ambulances are still made in Europe using Mercedes E-Class and Volvo S-60/S-80 chassis.)

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[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.

[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.

[Oldsninetyeigth]

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

[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.

[berdooflyer]

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

[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]

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!