1997 Ford Econoline
1997 Ford Econoline in Better Off Ted, TV Series, 2009-2010 Ep. 2.07
Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin: 
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◊ 2015-07-10 02:07 |
1997-2000 Econoline / 2001-2002 E-Series? |
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◊ 2015-07-10 02:16 |
1999+ E-350 Super Duty. |
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◊ 2015-07-10 03:22 |
Despite the official Econoline / E-Serie change that took place in 2001 only, I now remember the E-Series habit for this 1992+ chassis-cab model. But: 1- What makes it specifically a 1999+ model? 2- Was the Super-Duty complement already used with this generation of vans? 3- E-250 "boxy" ambulances exist also. I found 3 of them just by doing a quick search (here, here and here). Shouldn't we stop to automatically identify the ambulances as E-350 models? -- Last edit: 2015-07-10 03:26:24 |
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◊ 2015-07-11 07:13 |
1. Mirrors were used starting on 1999-2000 models. Grille is 1997-2002, so that keeps it to around 1999+. 2. Super Duty was used on Ford Truck Chassis starting around 1991-1992. 3. This ambulance is one of the larger boxes that the E-350 chassis holds. The first two are smaller ambulance bodies on smaller chassis and the last one looks to be a identification (normally, larger bodies are not placed on E-250 chassis.) |
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◊ 2015-07-15 21:03 |
I'm pretty sure the E-250 designations on elmer's links are incorrect. |
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◊ 2015-07-16 02:04 |
On very small occasion, E-250s can get small ambulance bodies affixed (although usually they are E-350s 99% of the time.) |
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◊ 2015-07-16 07:06 |
I wonder if there are regional laws concerning how "heavy" an ambulance chassis must be. |
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◊ 2015-07-16 10:42 |
It would be easier with the 2016 model: there is no longer E-250 Cutaway model  Jokes aside, I'd like to know the accurate payload of a "¾-ton" E-250. It exceeds 1500 lbs/680 kg for a long time... @ rtsbusman1997: the 1st appearance of the Super Duty complement in brochures seems to be 1999, which would cross-check the year given by Ford Guy here. -- Last edit: 2015-07-16 10:44:07 |
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◊ 2015-07-16 18:13 |
I had no idea the E-Series was still produced. I thought the Transit had taken over. |
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◊ 2015-07-16 18:39 |
maybe the Transit's production is not enough yet so they decided to keep it alive for another year ( sorry if its sounds weird, just can't find a way to put it in english ) |
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◊ 2015-07-16 18:51 |
There are federal requirements that went into place in 1978 for municipalities receiving federal funds, requiring ambulances to be on a 1-ton chassis. That's why all the car-based and SUV-based ambulances went away. -- Last edit: 2015-07-16 18:55:29 |
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◊ 2015-07-17 23:16 |
Interesting, thank you. |
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◊ 2015-07-18 05:22 |
I think that the E-250 is a bit middling when it comes to axle weight (E-150s are usually for smaller jobs and E-350s have traditionally been for box trucks and ambulances.) I don't know why E-250 extended models were made though. |
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◊ 2019-03-25 21:05 |
Just to update this because there is misleading information about the mirrors and other things here. Those mirrors can be found on 1997 and 1998 models. Here is a 1998 bus with those mirrors: http://gtcarlot.com/colors/car/61833424.html Here is a 1997 bus with those mirrors: Link to "nwbus.com" E-250's were not Ambulances. Those are bad links or are identified incorrectly. Super Duty did start in 1999 with the badge change and the name change for the E-450. It was previously called E-Super Duty from 1996-1998 which is another reason we cannot blindly label these ambulances as E-350. |
