Eric Minoff
Vice President, Head of Department - US
LOT 16
1970 Cadillac Parkway Professional Hightop Ambulance Coachwork by Sayers & Scoville/Hess & Eisenhardt Engine no. Z0337140
Sold for US$76,160 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 16
From the Estate of Andrew W. Edmonds
1970 Cadillac Parkway Professional Hightop Ambulance
1970 Cadillac Parkway Professional Hightop Ambulance
Audrain Concours Auction|29 September 2023, 16:00 EDT|Newport, Rhode Island, International Tennis Hall of Fame
1970 Cadillac Parkway Professional Hightop Ambulance
Coachwork by Sayers & Scoville/Hess & Eisenhardt
Engine no. Z0337140
Coachwork by Sayers & Scoville/Hess & Eisenhardt
Engine no. Z0337140
472ci OHV V8 Engine
Single Rochester 4-Barrel Carburetor
375bhp at 4,400rpm
3-Speed Turbo Hydra-Matic Automatic Transmission
Front Independent Suspension - Live Rear Axle
Front Disc, Rear Drum Brakes
*The newest Cadillac in the Ferndown fleet
*Striking high-quality refurbishment
*Noted for use in Professional Car Club events
*Certain to draw attention wherever you take it!
THE CAR OFFERED
From 1931 to the end of the 1970s, Cadillac provided commercial chassis, which latterly were based on their series 75 model. For 1970, its separate chassis and strengthened running gear was powered by a 472ci (7.7-litre) V8 engine producing 375bhp. These sturdy, high quality Cadillacs were of course the perfect basis for professional service vehicles, and a great number of the ambulances and hearses of this era were examples of this appropriately dignified brand. Of those most experienced with such work, Hess & Eisenhart's business, technically their Sayers & Scoville entity which had built hearses since the 1800s, was the most renowned and prolific.
As one would expect, this Cadillac was supplied new directly to Cadillac's Rossmoyne, Ohio location where Hess & Eisenhart were based and it could be (re)purposed into a 'High-top' Ambulance. On completion the Cadillac was delivered new to the Fairfield Fire Department in Fairfield, Ohio.
As Mr. Edmonds' Fernwood Fire Department equipe grew, it was perhaps inevitable that an ambulance would join the fray, and in the late 1990s that became a reality. Purchased by him in Evans, Georgia from a Jim Adkins, photos of the car as bought reflect a particularly well-presented example, which from evidence on file had previously benefitted from a thorough restoration. As bought Mr. Adkins stated it to have 53,000 miles on the odometer.
Post-arrival in the collection, as normal an extensive list on file shows Mr. Edmonds' diligent recording of work that he felt needed attending to and was clearly then handled. Its stark red and white livery was replaced with new paintwork in Black, and gold Fernwood lettering added bring the vehicle to the look that you see her in today. Mr. Edmonds would routinely exercise the Ambulance at local events, including those of The Professional Car Society, and the fine condition on occasion would garner awards, such as a second place in the Hightop Ambulance category at the Daytona Beach Meet in 2004.
The newest automobile in his Fernwood fleet, the Cadillac offers an entertaining and commodious proposition, which will almost certainly carry the expectation that you're off to fight ghosts rather than fires!
Single Rochester 4-Barrel Carburetor
375bhp at 4,400rpm
3-Speed Turbo Hydra-Matic Automatic Transmission
Front Independent Suspension - Live Rear Axle
Front Disc, Rear Drum Brakes
*The newest Cadillac in the Ferndown fleet
*Striking high-quality refurbishment
*Noted for use in Professional Car Club events
*Certain to draw attention wherever you take it!
THE CAR OFFERED
From 1931 to the end of the 1970s, Cadillac provided commercial chassis, which latterly were based on their series 75 model. For 1970, its separate chassis and strengthened running gear was powered by a 472ci (7.7-litre) V8 engine producing 375bhp. These sturdy, high quality Cadillacs were of course the perfect basis for professional service vehicles, and a great number of the ambulances and hearses of this era were examples of this appropriately dignified brand. Of those most experienced with such work, Hess & Eisenhart's business, technically their Sayers & Scoville entity which had built hearses since the 1800s, was the most renowned and prolific.
As one would expect, this Cadillac was supplied new directly to Cadillac's Rossmoyne, Ohio location where Hess & Eisenhart were based and it could be (re)purposed into a 'High-top' Ambulance. On completion the Cadillac was delivered new to the Fairfield Fire Department in Fairfield, Ohio.
As Mr. Edmonds' Fernwood Fire Department equipe grew, it was perhaps inevitable that an ambulance would join the fray, and in the late 1990s that became a reality. Purchased by him in Evans, Georgia from a Jim Adkins, photos of the car as bought reflect a particularly well-presented example, which from evidence on file had previously benefitted from a thorough restoration. As bought Mr. Adkins stated it to have 53,000 miles on the odometer.
Post-arrival in the collection, as normal an extensive list on file shows Mr. Edmonds' diligent recording of work that he felt needed attending to and was clearly then handled. Its stark red and white livery was replaced with new paintwork in Black, and gold Fernwood lettering added bring the vehicle to the look that you see her in today. Mr. Edmonds would routinely exercise the Ambulance at local events, including those of The Professional Car Society, and the fine condition on occasion would garner awards, such as a second place in the Hightop Ambulance category at the Daytona Beach Meet in 2004.
The newest automobile in his Fernwood fleet, the Cadillac offers an entertaining and commodious proposition, which will almost certainly carry the expectation that you're off to fight ghosts rather than fires!
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