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Car description from seller:
.S..U..P..E..R . . R..A..R..E . . 1921 MODEL T AMBULANCE ...VERY INTERESTING HISTORY. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT MODEL T TO DISPLAY IN A MEDICAL BUILDING LOBBY,HOSPITAL LOBBY .IT HAS TRAVELED MORE THAN 30,000 MILES BY SEA DURING ITS LIFETIME,TO ENGLAND,CANADA,NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED STATES. THE HISTORY IS..THIS AMBULANCE FEATURES A 1921 MODEL T FORD TRUCK CHASSIS ON WHICH,IN 1923 WAS MOUNTED ON THE BODY OF WHAT WAS A HORSE -DRAWN AMBULANCE OF CHRISTCHURCH IN NEW ZEALAND. THE BODY WAS IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND IN THE LATE EIGHTEEN HUNDREDS. IT WAS FITTED OUT WITH SHELVES AND KITCHEN WARE. IT WAS OBTAINED BY PHILIP F. VANDIVIER ,WHO WAS AT THE TIME A FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER ASSIGNED TO THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN WELLINGTON. THE AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTED BY FERRY FROM THE CHRISTCHRUCH TO WELLINGTON, WHERE IT WAS CREATED QUITE A STIR.IT WAS FEATURED ON A HALF HOUR NATIONWIDE TV PROGRAM IN NEW ZEALAND. THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS GAVE IT A DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY. IT REMAINED IN A SHED FOR 30 YEARS AND WAS SOLD TO A LOCAL COLLECTOR WHO RESTORED IT. SPENT MANY YEARS IN INDIANA AND WAS BROUGHT TO FLORIDA IN 2003. IT FEATURES A MAHOGANY AND OAK BODY,FROSTED GLASS WINDOWS WITH A CROSS AND A LEGEND "ACCIDENT AMBULANCE",KEROSENE SIDE LAMPS.THE BODY IS ALL METAL AND PAINTED GREEN AND BLACK. ENGINE IS 1923 STRAIGHT 4 CYCLINDER,HAS A CRANK START AND ADDED ELECTRIC START,3 PEDAL SHIFTER TRANS. THE INTERIOR SEAT IS DARK RED.IT RUNS AND DRIVES.WE HAVE SEVERAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLES,AND DOCUMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE HISTORY. IT IS TITLED AS A 1921 FORD AMBULANCE. WE OFFER COLLECTOR LOANS AND WORLD WIDE TRANSPORT
Seller's contact phone:(888)-418-7652
Seller's location:United States, FL, 33064
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