1979 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon

1959 Cadillac Ambulance. In those days, most ambulance services were provided by local funeral homes. The personnel who "manned" these monsters rarely had any training in "Emergency Medical Aid" or how to drive them. Then, "Speed" was of the essence. You can imagine one of these blowing through an intersection at 110 mph... They caused so many accidents that, eventually, legislation was passed that required a minimum of two "Professionally Trained" persons (Medical and Driving) to operate them. Funeral Homes could not afford this and "ambulance service" was transferred to hospitals and fire-stations. The boxy ambulances of today are basically little "Emergency Rooms" on wheels. Emphasis is placed on "stabilizing" the injured and getting them to a hospital quickly as safely possible.

Ford Thunderbird Italien Concept, 1962.  A design study by Ford’s Thunderbird stylists. This special version of the third generation T-bird featured a fastback roof line and red leather bucket seats front and rear. The Italien was a part of Ford’s 1962-63 “Custom Car Caravan” and appeared in Autoramas throughout the United States. The restored car sold at auction in 2008 for $660,000.00 

River Terrace. Washington, DC. 2023.