1952 Pontiac Ambulance National Body Manufacturing

1952 Pontiac Ambulance in Thunder in Carolina, Movie, 1960 IMDB

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin: US

1952 Pontiac Ambulance National Body Manufacturing

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Animatronixx DE

2023-01-04 10:24

Hm... :/ Economy Coach or Superior Coach or Guy Barnette & Co... A D-pillar might help and I can't really see if the driver's door frame is rounded or edgy. I *think* it's edgy (= -Barnette) and along with the position of the tunnel lights and the Federal siren I believe this is a Superior ambulance rather than the Economy.

[Image: superiorpontiac1953.jpg] [Image: economypontiac1953ambulancead2.jpg]

mike962 DE

2023-01-04 12:05

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mike962 DE

2023-01-04 12:14

looks rather like the Economy

Animatronixx DE

2023-01-04 12:26

Yeah, is Economy Coach Co. of Memphis, Tennessee. Just for the records: Acme, Meteor and Eureka also built Pontiac ambulances back then, but I already ruled them out.

Edit: So many coachbuilders... Which one did I miss? The National Body Manufacturing Co. of Knightstown, Indiana, and they bodied the ambulance in question! Tunnel lights match, siren matches, windows, decals and clearance lights also match.

[Image: nationalpontiac1951.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2023-01-10 21:52:28

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