1940 Cadillac Other

Combination

346 Flathead V8

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

Up for consideration is our 1940 Cadillac Hearse / Ambulance built by Meteor Motor Car Co. It is a great unit, ready to hit the road for shows, movies and or back into vintage service at a Funeral Home. We have searched high and low to find that this is the last known surviving hearse / ambulance coach built by Meteor in 1940. The coach was obtained from a family member of a long closed Funeral Home in North Georgia. The family owned the car from day of delivery in 1940 until our purchase. When we purchased the car, it was the first light of day it has seen since last tagged in 1961. It is a true prestigious time capsule that had been of fable to many professional car collectors for many years. Since it's arrival at our place, the coach has been gone through as to preserve it as the drive train has been through end to end to ensure great running operation. The whole interior has been cleaned and rear work area has been cleaned and treated as to preserve the originality. The only reason we are offering this unit and a few of our others is to get them to new covered homes. We have run out of covered space with a new business that demands the same building and a pending move to new home with no space for them. Our loss is someone else's pride and gain. This car is in amazing condition for the age and will serve it's new owner proudly. Particulars: 346 Flathead V8 Cadillac Power Plant (Tank engine)3 Speed Manual Column Shift LaSalle TransmissionBrakes are great - Rebuilt all 4 drums and rebuilt master cylinder Glass 3 of the side doors have age cracks (fine as is) and all the rest is in good shapeBody is an 7.5 - 8 out of 10Interior is in fair to good condition. Still very much usable and presentable.Brass Siren / Light is in good operating condition (located behind the grill)Both cast V signs for the windshield are included. (Funeral Coach / Ambulance) Rear work area is in good shape.Remote Hades rear heater (disconnected)Floor rollers for caskets are in good operation condition and look to have been barely used. Brass attendant fan is present and in great cosmetic shape.All Bier Pins are in the coach and ready to use. Both attendant seats are present and in good condition.Cot is in good shape and ready to present. This is truly a "once in a lifetime" possession. It would be right at home in a prestigious car collection or in a funeral home fleet that it would be honored. There are more cars from our collection that we will be listing for sale, possibly as a fleet package lot. If you have any questions or would like more pictures, feel free to contact us at 276-732-8481 or through the Ebay question forms. This unit is also listed locally and on other venues, we reserve the right to end the auction early. Buyer is responsible for the transportation needs of their purchase, overseas bidders are welcome. Upon auction end, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is required within 24 hours. Ambulance is from a state were they do not issue titles on cars over 10 years old. Car will be sold with a notarized bill of sale with notarized copy of bill of original sale from Georgia. Technically, auction winner is 2nd owner via paper. 0 feedback buyers need to contact us to state intent or your bid will be canceled.On Jul-24-14 at 00:49:54 PDT, seller added the following information: Video link of coach running. On Jul-27-14 at 01:56:25 PDT, seller added the following information: Reserve has been lowered to accommodate several verified collectors that have inquired. Good luck!On Jul-27-14 at 02:04:24 PDT, seller added the following information: