Hearse

[Dave Mellor NJ]

or ambulance

 

[mercman from oz]

Ford Model A Hearse or Ambulance? - Dave Mellor

 

[Fullraceflathead]

I really like that body style and that color combo!!!

 

[CarlG]

My first "car", circa 1956

 

[Model A Canuck]

Looks like a 280-A wich would make it a ambulance

 

[WTSHNN]

https://aafords.com/wp-content/uploads/closed-bodies/275-A-31.05.06p-q8.jpg

-Tim

 

[Bruce of MN]

That link didn't work.

 

[mercman from oz]

I think that this is the picture you are chasing?
Ford Model A Funeral Coach - Body by Briggs

 

[mercman from oz]

Note that this is the same illustration as above, but has been masterly coloured.

 

[Chuck Dempsey]

Is that an indention in the front door, right behind the spare tire? Or just a reflection?

 

[WTSHNN]

Is that an indention in the front door, right behind the spare tire? Or just a reflection?

It is an indent to allow more clearance for the spare tire when opening the door.

 

[mercman from oz]

Indent in front door of Funeral Coach to allow easier entrance, as identified by Chuck Dempsey

 

[CarlG]

Looks like a 280-A which would make it a ambulance

Yes, it was an ambulance. 280-A

 

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

This is a Funeral Coach owned by the funeral home across the street from The Henry Ford in Dearborn. They bought this coach new and have kept it all these years.

 

[Chuck Dempsey]

Thanks for the indent confirmation. Did any other models have that? I've never seen it anywhere else.....

 

[Fullraceflathead]

That's a very unique rear bumper on that hearse.

 

[nkaminar]

Did that model have larger wheels/tires, so the indentation was needed?

 

[CarlG]

The tires were 600 (or 650) x 20 truck tires. Even with the indent, the door still didn't swing very wide.

 

[Gene F]

This is a Funeral Coach owned by the funeral home across the street from The Henry Ford in Dearborn. They bought this coach new and have kept it all these years.

I spotted that on their front lawn in 2003 when we were in Dearborn for the Model-A national meet.

 

[Dave Mellor NJ]

When the spare is sidemounted you have to have the indent. I've seen a few. Most plain late AAs have a spare under the bed or duals. The truck in Terry's illustration doesn't have one but it's not a Ford body.