YSaC, Vol. 1782: They see me rollin’…
The holidays are fast approaching, which means many of us will feel a biologically-obligated need to drive unreasonable distances to share a meal with family while enduring not-so-subtle guilt-laced conversation about the frequency of our visits and the inadequate speed and quality of our coupling and/or procreation.
So if it is indeed your lot in life to travel during this season, might I suggest arriving at the family homestead in style:
Ford party ambulance (available next month) – $8600
FOR SALE NOVEMBER! We are upgrading to a different vehicle! (The vehicle has been booked for a couple of events so I cannot sell it yet. Am taking best offer given by then).
This ’97 ambulance is a Crestline build powered by the awesome 7.3 Powerstroke diesel and was used as a BC government ambulance and St. John ambulance. It was still being used as an ambulance right up until last December. Obviously mechanically well maintained and she runs strong! All the emergency lights and strobes work, the red lenses were replaced by custom purple lenses for all strobes and rotator lights. Original lenses come with it too.
It was converted to a promotions vehicle for summer events and photoshoots, fully professionally re-striped, including subwoofer and exterior weatherproof speakers, full LED interior mood lighting in red and blacklight/UV, plus white for bright lighting if needed. Equipped with dual batteries and an inverter, and all systems function.
The stretcher area/bench seat was converted to a very comfortable twin bed. This vehicle would make a fantastic camper as there is tons of room to install a stove, sink, water system, fridge, etc etc etc. Very industrial and strong compared to an RV. It could also be gutted and used as a work van, but that would be sad!
Would make a fantastic camper… of course! I think the brother-in-law would be fine with me taking the young, impressionable nephews on a road trip with this bad boy. Yeah, kid, that’s totally a firehouse playset on the back. Let’s go with that.
Thanks for the post, Michael!
That’s a Bambulance
I was going to mount a stripper pole on the back of my Kia minivan, but this is WAY better.
Plus…it’s already in TCU colors!!!
I don’t know… as much as I like purple, the thing was used by the St. John ambulance company. I’ve half a mind to trick it out in a TARDIS theme and call my stripping corps the Belles of St. John.
“It’s bigger on the inside!”
That would make it rather a horny-frog party bus, wouldn’t it?
Hook up the vodka IV and put in the catheter and you never have to leave the party!
Until you “leave the party”.
That’s when you pop the red and white lenses in instead of the purple and use the bus for its intended purpose. Efficiency!
Which brings up an issue. In Texas, emergency flashing;/strobing/Mars lights in red, blue, or red & blue is restricted (by law if not by practice) to vehicles eligible for Texas “Exempt” license plates (i.e., state-regulated first responder agencies).
There is a de facto restriction that blue and amber lighting is reserved for DoT & road construction vehicles (the latter not needing to be “exempt” plates).
Tow trucks tend to use amber and amber + red combinations.
Where this can cause friction is that many Volunteer Firefighters will go and get emergency lighting kits for their POV (personally owned vehicles). But, the kits that are generally available are in red + blue–which is a LE issue. (The instructions with the lighting kits clearly state to go get lenses appropriate to the intended use–just that no one much does.) Which winds up having some LEO stopping a VFD on the way to a fire or the firehouse at elevated speeds and r+b going, and not for LE purposes. (Some LEO are disdainful of VFD badges, too–enough to write them citations; some VFD more than earn those citations, too.)
So, this Party bus with purple lenses is legit–but, having the red lenses could be seen as “constructive possession.”
Take to the beach and open as a sushi bar!
No love for sushi. Sigh.
Yeah, I have nothing and I am way behind. Retirement means never having to say I’m too busy to remember things, but you still forget. Okay,M2N2, if you are okay in the box, I’ll punch you out in a few.
My first thought was Rob Ford had his own private party bus and has to get rid of it because he’s not going to be mayor of Toronto anymore. But then I read “BC government ambulance “, that says it all really. Definitely not the craziest thing you are going to see here in 420 land, there’s a reason the west coast of Canada if known as la la land to the rest of the country.
*hangs head in shame*
I was going to go for a hat trick in the ol’ box, but my new ride has given me a horrible hangover. I’ll take sympathy doors, if you promise to knock quietly.
*puts on padded gloves* punchity punch punch.
She looks so comfortable passed out on the rug, let’s just leave her there for the whole weekend.
Good Afternoon, Traffic School Drop-outs!
That stripper pole would be great for towing people on hoverboards.