72 caddilac ambulance wagon!

Now here is something you don't see alot of and would defintatly be a interesting eye turning project. not to mention One helluva wagon.. it just showed up on our local dakota web listing.

http://www.bismanonline.com/moorhead_mn/very_cool_1972_cadillac_station_wagon_ambulance_n

4,800 not bad if you ask me considering what it is and all.

 

Looks like a leftover from the first 'Gone in 60 Seconds'......

 

Growing up in Connecticut, my neighbor had a guy that took care of the lawn who had a ambulance almost identical. Even the cold was the same.

 

And i'll bet that gets at LEAST 20 MPG! LOL

 

A friend checked this vehicle out, and it is a classic example of someone taking it apart, throwing away what they didn't want, and loosing interest. It is the perfect ambulance for the person with more money than brains, and after spending $50,000 or more to restore it, you will have a beautiful $30,000 car. I have a number of antique ambulances in my car collection, and I know that there are better examples out there that are complete, needing restoration with all there parts, for similar or slightly more money. Tackling an ambulance restoration project isn't as easy as one might think, since spare parts are scarce, and the physical size of the vehicle makes it a much larger project than most other cars.

 

Still under $5000 and low mileage it would make a fun cruiser, overnight camper, and fun attention getter. If it were mine I'd remove all ambulance equipment and make it into a party wagon.
A few owners back in Illinois turned theirs into Halloween type cruise in wagons complete with skeletons and ghosts. Really wouldn't take a lot of money if it were mechanically decent.
It ruins another ambulance or hearse. But saves a vehicle.

 

I don't agree, and that is why I crushed / scrapped my UltraVan rather than see it turned into a party wagon. The cash that I got for all that aluminum put a smile on my face! :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

 

I bought our UltraVan from a friend who saw it hooked to a wrecker at a scrap yard. He used to build small airplanes and pictured that aluminum making a good airplane project. Luckily he is also a car guy and enjoyed driving the UltraVan even though he never camped in it.
Sadly now that I have it the thing is just sitting. They are a lot of work. Still whether an old RV, ambulance, taxi, or whatever, saving them for any reason is better than scrapping.