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1957 Morris-Commercial LC5 Ambulance Wadham Bros.

1957 Morris-Commercial LC5 Ambulance in That'll Be the Day, Movie, 1973

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-12-19 20:24	Morris-Commercial LC5, but wait for the ambulance experts. -- Last edit: 2019-12-19 20:27:13
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-12-20 13:01	It’s this one, I think, better image than the rubbish main. https://motor-car.net/morris/item/14436-morris-lc4-lc5-1952-60 Scroll down to ULD 235. Any help?
(inactive user) ◊ 2019-12-20 13:38	The 'rubbish main' is the best view of this vehicle from the movie.
Sunbar ◊ 2019-12-20 15:21	Morris-Commercial LC5 yes (or badge engineered alternative Austin 301). edit - earlier LC4 eliminated by the bonnet catches being visible - LC4 had removable not hinged panels. Appleyard, Herbert Lomas and Dormobile eliminated I think - who did the swoopy styled version I think needs an ambulance expert. Possibly also 'The Saint' as here https://pics.imcdb.org/0is205/saint12032wd2.833.jpg Out of interest kegare, any rear views please? -- Last edit: 2019-12-20 15:29:29
(inactive user) ◊ 2019-12-20 15:32	No, this is the only scene.
(inactive user) ◊ 2019-12-20 17:39	I think I managed to find it with the help of an earlier frame that shows the plate just enough: This should be PDL 108 Quote Catalogue #: BC00076-13 Operator: St. John Amb. Ryde, I.o.W. Div Ident: PDL 108 Subject: Morris-Commercial LC5 Emergency ambulance http://www.na3t.org/road/photo/BC00076-13 I don't know if it helps much, though. Plate is now on a Mitsubishi L-200. -- Last edit: 2019-12-20 17:46:16
dsl ◊ 2019-12-20 18:39	PDL 108 was Isle of Wight Sept 57 to May 58; 1st Jan 58 number was 327.
Sunbar ◊ 2019-12-20 19:56	By a rather circuitous route, I believe this and 'The Saint' earlier Morris-Commercial Ambulance have bodies by Wadhams. Wadhams, Lomas and Appleyard versions were common on the LC5, and its not Lomas or Appleyard; also Wadhams typically had the shaped rear door glasses rather than rectangular windows. Also similar to this Morris-Commercial Wadham ambulance with a longer wheelbase compared with the normal 10ft 1in on the standard LC5. -- Last edit: 2019-12-20 19:58:19
AnimatronixX ◊ 2019-12-20 20:05	Sunbar wrote Appleyard, Herbert Lomas and Dormobile eliminated I think - who did the swoopy styled version? (...) The Wadham Bros. Ltd. of Waterlooville did this swoopy style in various variations (WTF?!). See a similar one in this advertisement from 1954: Edit: OK, I see you already came to the same conclusion. -- Last edit: 2019-12-20 20:07:28
Sunbar ◊ 2019-12-20 20:25	Thanks that adds further to the chassis information for the longer LC5 type they describe it as NVS = so despite only single rears the its Morris-Commercial NV (S=Six-cylinder engine edit: in 1930s usage or possibly single rears but that suffix I think was generally used later.) -- Last edit: 2019-12-20 21:09:03