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1918 GMC Military Ambulance Columbia 
Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2020-01-22 02:35 |
![[Image: ambulancei1stpic.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/ambulancei1stpic.jpg) ![[Image: ambulancei2stpic.1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/ambulancei2stpic.1.jpg) |
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◊ 2020-01-22 18:35 |
A military ambulance, as civilian ambulances usually had closed cabs around that time. These utilitarian units with very simple wooden bodies were supplied by specialized ambulance coachbuilders and various passenger car manufactureres during the war. Styling features didn't matter and inexpensive mass production took over, which is why I'm unable to recognize a particular coachbuilder here (+ I'm generally focused on civilian vehicles). |
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◊ 2020-01-23 08:31 |
Why Columbia? I'm just curious. There are not so many details visible. |
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◊ 2020-01-23 16:04 |
I suppose that was somewhat optimistic of me. I've compared lots of WWI US military ambulances from this era and the only type of car that looked exactly like this was this Columbia (i.e. same wooden cabin design, with the exact arch around the rear wheels, wheels, low front section and the lenght of it, fenders etc):![[Image: ambulancei3.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/ambulancei3.jpg) flickr photo credit ![[Image: ambulancei2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/ambulancei2.jpg) flickr photo credit ![[Image: ambulancei1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/ambulancei1.jpg) flickr photo credit I guess I'll mark it as unknown if these details are not sufficient enough. -- Last edit: 2020-01-23 16:11:52 |
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◊ 2020-01-23 16:29 |
How about that one? 1918 GMC-Columbia Army Ambulance https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/49412 What's 'Columbia' in this context? A GMC model, a GMC contractor, the coachbuilder (rather not - they mainly bodied Ford T) or 'District of'? |
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◊ 2020-01-23 16:30 |
I believe it's the company better referred to by their main model "Columbia Six" since there were so many Columbia cars in the US in the early 20th century. |
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◊ 2020-01-23 16:32 |
Columbia was a car-maker (assuming it was based on one of their passenger vehicles). Never knew about a joint GMC-Columbia collaboration, though. -- Last edit: 2020-01-23 16:34:04 |
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◊ 2020-01-23 16:51 |
I give you this: Columbia Body Co. of Detroit, Michigan In that case "GMC-Columbia" does make sense. At wartime, I wouldn't rule out a collaboration like this...  |
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◊ 2020-01-24 17:12 |
I suppose we could call this a GMC and put Columbia in italics, assuming that they were a coachbuilder and not the car-manufacturer, which happened to have the same name? -- Last edit: 2020-01-24 17:14:22 |
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