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1971 Ford Club Wagon Ambu-Liner

1971 Ford Club Wagon in McMillan & Wife, TV Series, 1971-1977 IMDB Ep. 1.04

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin: US

1971 Ford Club Wagon Ambu-Liner

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene 

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Animatronixx DE

2024-01-07 14:26

'Ambu-Liner' were the vans converted by Snyder Ambulance Service in Van Nuys, California, from 1970 - so this is one of the first ambulances they made. Other ambulances from the Snyder-fleet are frequently seen in shows and movies.

rjluna2 US

2024-01-07 15:59

Were the same company that being used some of these /movie_68067-Emergency%21.html episode?

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Animatronixx DE

2024-01-07 16:57

Yes, it's them @rjluna2 and by the livery the first one should be an Ambu-Liner, too. The other one from Mayfair also looks like one (if that boxy rear bumper is anything to go by), but I have no first hand material of the Ambu-Liners, as I'm not particularly focused on US van ambulances. There were many more ambulance converters around that offered Ford vans, with Joe Summers and Superior/ Sheller-Globe being just two of them.

As far as I know the Suburbans from emergency (or at least some of them) came from the Snyder-fleet, so there was a connection with this show. Makes sense if they used further Snyder vehicles, even from other ambulance services who bought their Ambu-Liners.

My gut feeling suggests Summers Coach of Texas may have been involved in the making of the Ambu-Liners or possibly even built them for Snyder, but that's just an idea right now, supported by the following historical note and the fact Snyder operated ambulances built by Summers' Trinity Coach Co..

historical note wrote Summer's modifications were identifiable by the "pancake" lights they used on the front and rear of the raised roof, and the "ambulance" logo on the rear side windows. (...)


-- Last edit: 2024-01-07 17:48:20

rjluna2 US

2024-01-07 17:50

Thanks :)

night cub US

2024-01-13 09:48

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