1969 Oldsmobile 98 Ambulance Cotner/Bevington Cotington

1969 Oldsmobile 98 Ambulance in The Big Bus, Movie, 1976

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

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Author	Message
firebird86 ◊ 2008-01-16 20:09	I see a early 70's Cadillac and a Ford Econoline
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-01-17 00:00	Firebird86 wrote I see a early 70's Cadillac and a Ford Econoline I wasn't sure that was an Econoline, until I looked here: /vehicle_149798-Ford-Econoline.html
Animatronixx ◊ 2008-01-17 02:51	Body looks like S&S,
car nerd ◊ 2008-01-17 03:58	With the low body-side trim molding I'm thinking it may be an Oldmobile commercial chassis from 1969/70
firebird86 ◊ 2008-01-17 11:46	That was my first thought, but the bumper looks like a Caddy to me Joe.
Drujon ◊ 2008-01-17 18:27	The blue ambulance is an Oldsmobile, probably a Cotner Bevington.
Animatronixx ◊ 2008-01-18 14:16	OK, if you say it´s an Oldsmobile, then I withdraw my S&S and replace it by Cotner/ Bevington (officially written incl. oblique!). Name of this C/B series is "Cotington". I already became beset by doubts due to the "un-Cadillac" trim moldings and the hump of the rear fender, for this is normally a typical Miller-Meteor feature of that times. Now it makes sense, considering that C/B was a subsidiary of Divco-Wayne and shared various toolings with the other Divco-Wayne professional car division Miller-Meteror back then (though the trim still resembles S&S style somehow).
OldsVistaCruiser ◊ 2009-06-20 16:09	The bumper looks like '67-'68 Cadillac. The van is definitely NOT a Ford - it's a Chevy. Look at the side marker lenses.