Ambulances

1935 Packard Eight ambulance. Operated by the Mudgee District of the NSW Ambulance Transport Service Board. Converted from a second hand sedan that was donated to the district ambulance committee. It has been preserved by the Mudgee Historical Society Museum.
www.mudgeemuseum.com/?i=641/the-mudgee-ambulance

1935 Packard ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

Check out the spotties on that!

1961 Willys Jeep FC-170 4WD ambulance rescue truck by sv1ambo , on Flickr

Ford F-100. Body by Superior in Brisbane. This NSW Ambulance Service unit was the official ambulance that followed the 1989 Variety Club Bash charity car rally. NSWAS supplied the car and two volunteer officers drove it, following the rally from Sydney to the official start in Bourke, then on to Broome WA.

Ford F-100 ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

Ford F-100 ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

Check out the spotties on that!

1961 Willys Jeep FC-170 4WD ambulance rescue truck by sv1ambo , on Flickr

Twin 500 watt floodlights for night time operation.
I compiled a short history of this truck for the publisher of this Jeep website www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/Fire/FireFCQVan.html

I have recently heard that the Temora Rural Museum is in the process of establishing the NSW Ambulance Museum. The NSW Ambulance Service are sending all of the historic vehicles and other memorabilia there for display. The museum is in the process of arranging funding to build a shed large enoug to house all of the vehicles and equipment.

1964 Studebaker Cruiser ambulance. Operated by the East Gippsland District of the Ambulance Service Victoria. Fitted with ambulance bodywork by Schubert & Staff of East Sale Victoria. This car is unrestored, having been preserved in it's original livery when due for disposal by the former Studebaker dealer who sold it new. It is privately owned by a Studebaker enthusiast.

1964 Studebaker Cruiser ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1964 Studerbaker Cruiser ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1964 Studebaker Cruiser ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance. Previoucly operated by a Canadian hospital and recently imported by a Cadillac enthusiast.

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

1969 Cadillac Superior Rescuer High Top ambulance by sv1ambo , on Flickr

Some from Israel (b&w pics pics courtesy of Metania Halevy)

Albion AM 463 Ex RAF, Dodge WC

http://www.carsforum.co.il/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=315721&d=1353759865

A little Beddy

http://www.carsforum.co.il/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=315779&d=1353803228

A few bigger ones

http://www.carsforum.co.il/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=315719&d=1353759865

Led by an Israeli-assembled Willys

http://www.carsforum.co.il/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=315714&d=1353759733

and later in the 1960s and the 1970s, Chevs

http://www.carsforum.co.il/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=315713&d=1353759733

An F-2 (?)

http://www.carsforum.co.il/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=315905&d=1353917217

some modern equipment (no idea what the Victoria connection in the first pic is)

Some great photos there Tatra. It would appear that most of the Israeli ambulances are donations from families and communities in memory of loved ones. Perhaps the one that mentions Victoria Australia on the door is a donated vehicle funded by a community in Victoria

I chased up the Victorian link to one of the Israel ambulances.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magen_David_Adom
Magen David Adom (Hebrew: [ch1502][ch1490][ch1503] [ch1491][ch1493][ch1491] [ch1488][ch1491][ch1493][ch1501][ch8206], abbr. MDA or Mada) is Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service. The name means "Red Star of David" (literally: "Red Shield of David")...

www.magendavidadom.org.au
...MAGEN DAVID ADOM AUSTRALIA through fundraising activities and awareness programs, supports the life-saving services provided by MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISRAEL...Thanks to the support of our donors, MDA Australia proudly sponsors MDA Emergency Stations at Krayot, Yokneam and Ramat Gan...

On a quick check, the Ford is not an F2 (a 1952 model with a different grille): the ambulance is an older model, and looks very much like the 'Jailbar' of the 1940s. I can't find a model number for a Jailbar, and the name itself is a nickname used mainly/only in Australia.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor