1956 Cadillac Ambulance Miller [8680S]

1956 Cadillac Ambulance [8680S] in Malcolm X, Movie, 1992

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
wickey ◊ 2006-11-06 18:11	ambulance.
G-MANN ◊ 2006-11-06 18:17	I know it is but sometimes these things have special names like Futura and Meteor etc.
antp ◊ 2006-11-06 18:21	And anyway the year has to be found too. "Name" that you mention is the coachbuilder and the name given by it, but the name given by Cadillac is just "Commercial Chassis" (that we list as "Ambulance" or "Funeral Coach" most of the time)
MrCadillac ◊ 2006-11-06 20:58	Professional car (ambulance) on the Cadillac commercial chassis for 1956 (note the oval, through-the-bumper exhaust ports). The absence of a side view and any tail-gate markings make it impossible to positively identify the coachbuilder. Roof quarter panel design is more common on certain Superior and Eureka models that year (not so common on Hess & Eisenhardt or Miller-Meteor professional cars).
Animatronixx ◊ 2008-01-02 23:22	Judged from the quarter windows, this appears to be one of the last coaches built by A.J. Miller (before they were conjuncted with Meteor to form Miller-Meteor in 1957). -- Last edit: 2008-01-02 23:22:46
AntiqueGirl ◊ 2013-10-26 16:00	That is a 1956 Cadillac Miller Ambulance, is was first used at the Esso Refinery, in Linden NJ. Not restored original car with eleven thousand miles. My dad bought it in 1987, before I was born. We keep it in a barn in my back yard. It still looks like the photo.