Vehicle Description
1954 Chevrolet 150 Special Ambulance� Reportedly once owned by
Howard Hughes! Previous owner owned for more than 12 years
Extended-wheelbase ambulance 235 CID Stovebolt Six inline
six-cylinder engine Three-speed manual transmission India Ivory
exterior, gray interior GE red emergency lights, driver's spotlight
and metal Federal Sign & Signal siren mounted on right front fender
Fender skirts, fender rock guards Bumper guards Documentation
includes Polaroid photos of the ambulance parked on what appears to
be a movie studio lot in Southern California� Looking for the
ultimate rolling Halloween conversation piece? While it's not quite
Ecto-1, the 1959 Cadillac ambulance seen in the Ghostbusters films,
MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to offer this 1954 Chevrolet
150 Special Ambulance. The previous owner stated that this vehicle
once belonged to the eccentric Howard Hughes. While we have no
documentation to back this up, it is very fitting and the vehicle
has resided in California for a very long time. With its India
Ivory exterior paint, this vehicle's paint is in good shape but
there are minor blemishes, as one should expect from a vehicle that
spent at least part of its life getting the sick and injured to a
hospital as quickly as possible. Its glass windows are good order.
Wagon's lights are intact and haze-free and the bumpers are in good
condition. The windshield wipers are inoperative but overall, the
body panels are straight and the car rides on BFGoodrich tires,
surrounding 15-inch white steel wheels with Chevy hubcaps. Inside,
a gray, spartan interior is upfront. The bench seat is in very good
form, as is the carpet, headliner and dashboard. The big, black,
two-spoke steering wheel is in good shape and the door panels help
complete the sterile, service-oriented environment this vehicle
conveys. The horn is inoperable and there is no radio in this
vehicle. In the rear are two jumpseats, room for a stretcher (not
included with ambulance) and storage cabinets in the partition.
Under the hood is a "Thrift King" version of the 235 CID Stovebolt
Six inline six-cylinder engine linked to a three-speed manual
transmission. The engine bay is tidy. After Chevrolet assembled the
basic three-door sedan delivery body, it was sent to National Body
Manufacturing in Knightstown, Indiana for completion into a service
vehicle - ambulance, hearse or limousine. An early 1950s National
ad boasted: When converting a Chevrolet Sedan Delivery, furnished
to us by customer, into a NATIONAL Combination Hearse & Ambulance,
we extend the unit 30" and install 43" doors on each side, build in
one recessed attendant's seat, furnish shades, cot holder, choice
of removable casket table or turn-over rollers in regular floor,
medicine cabinets in partition, sliding glass in partition, safety
glass throughout, dome lights in front and rear compartments, blue
or red leatherette trim, Armstrong inlaid linoleum on floor, tire
compartment under floor on left side, and unit painted to suit
customer. Cost of conversion $1,995. These Sedan Delivery units are
usually delivered to our plant directly from the Chevrolet factory.
When the unit is ordered for conversion, preference is given for
quick delivery to us. Documents include Polaroid photos of the
ambulance parked on what appears to be a movie studio lot in
Southern California. This car is currently located at our facility
in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows
53,096 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear
California title. VIN: D54N029217���� National Body Mfg #: 2637-54
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