Automobiles - 1936 Siebert Ford Combination Ambulance/ Hearse
DESCRIPTION
- Manufacturer:
- Chasis - Ford Motor Company.
- Body - The Shops of Siebert. Beginning in 1933, Siebert entered into an exclusive agreement to use Ford chassis on all of its vehicles. Starting with a standard Ford V8 sedan delivery whose body was made by Budd, Siebert cut the vehicle in the middle of the B pillar, lengthened the frame by either 24" or 36", then spliced in a second B-pillar to B-pillar door on each side of the vehicle.
- In small towns in the 1920s and 1930s, local
undertakers received the same medical training as fire
department personnel, supplying emergency
transportation in the days preceding rescue squads. - When the vehicle was used as a hearse, a canvas bag covered the bumper-mounted red light.
Museum Display Exhibit
- Purchased by the Seagle Brothers Funeral Service to replace its 1907 horse-drawn funeral coach, this combination vehicle also served as the first ambulance in Pulaski, VA.
- This vehicle served the community until 1953 when the owner of the family business retired and sold the coach. His son, the late Oscar Seagle, purchased the coach in 1990 and completed its award-winning restoration.
- The vehicle has been made available by Mickey Seagle, Oscar's wife, of Pulaski, VA