An Extinct American Genre - Here is a vivid photographic history of the evolution and sudden demise of the passenger car-based emergency ambulance. See the development of the motor ambulance from its infancy through the real glory years - the fabulous 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, when raised roofs, two-tone paint jobs, big chromed sirens, and myriad flashing lights were the norm. This is the ONLY book on this largely unresearched area of automotive history to feature large, clear factory photographs of ambulances built by all of the industry's major players. These include interior views showing typical equipment, ambulances in action at accident scenes, and fleet deliveries. Emphasized are ambulances built on U.S. luxury car chassis - the classic Cadillacs, Packards, Buicks and LaSalles - which were once the pride of the American professional car industry, with custom coachwork by such well-known names as Superior, Miller-Meteor, S&S, Henney and Flxible. Published 1999
