1899 F.R. Wood & Son Ambulance

1899 F.R. Wood & Son Ambulance in Automobile Parade, Short Movie, 1900

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-08-25 18:29	this is a van
32Vicky ◊ 2006-08-28 00:15	It is an electric the two motors are visable on the rear axle.
32Vicky ◊ 2006-08-28 01:16	This one of the vehicles in the Clymer book.
32Vicky ◊ 2006-08-29 02:58	Same vehicle in the Metropolitan Magazine feature? -- Last edit: 2006-08-29 10:57:44 (antp)
stronghold ◊ 2006-08-29 03:06	..Yes..looks the same to me (..shame there's no name for it.!)
32Vicky ◊ 2006-08-29 05:45	I think it is fair to say this is a Columbia Mark XI Delivery Wagon from 1899 -- Last edit: 2006-08-29 10:57:40 (antp)
DIEHARD ◊ 2006-09-08 22:08	@32Vicky, Respect for identifying these vehciles, although the images are not that clear, you we're still able to identify a quite few of them, great job!!!!
Jale ◊ 2011-05-04 20:55	Sorry, it isn't Columbia. Wagon in film has different shape of front and hasn't central lamp. In fact it's the world first electric ambulance, manufactured in NY: 1899 F.R. Wood & Son Ambulance http://philippe.boursin.perso.sfr.fr/velec/gifmcar7/wood001.jpg Later models and history of makers: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/w/wood/wood.htm