The Northland Pro Car Feature of the Month

Northland Pro-Car Feature of the Month

Robert Shepard sits in the driver's seat of his newly-restored 1975 M-M Cadillac Criterion Ambulance.	The smile of a proud owner!
Looking every bit as good as new, The Criterion poses for photographs in South Dakota.	Robert's Criterion at the final photo shoot in South Dakota, before heading for its California home.

Many months ago, Robert Shepard entrusted his 1975 Miller-Meteor Cadillac Criterion Ambulance to the care of Ed Renstrom of Hot Springs, South Dakota for a complete restoration. What was once a nice blue-and-white Criterion is now a stunning red and white Criterion in as-good-as-new condition. Robert drove the Criterion home from South Dakota over the first weekend of November, and arrived safely at home on Monday, November 3rd. The Northland and Miller-Meteor Chapters congratulate Robert on his dedication to this professional car and Ed Renstrom for his beautiful work on Robert's car. For extensive restoration photographs, go to Ed's DropShots.com album here.

Previous Feature of the Month Cars
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This absolutely beautiful and perfect 1937 Sayers and Scovill Buick Byzantine Carved Hearse was formerly owned by Andre Pilon of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. The picture on the left is what Andre started with, and on the right is the finished project. Amazing, isn't it?! It takes a man with incredible vision and dedication to see that this could be transformed into a beautiful coach and to follow through with it in every detail. You may have seen three of Andre's other classic funeral coaches recently on eBay, including a S&S horse-drawn and a Miller Packard carved-side hearse. Photograph credits to Andre Pilon, along with our thanks for saving this rare coach.

This 1962 National Mercury Ambulance, as seen still in service at Osakis, Minnesota in 1979.
This very rare car is pictured in front of the Osakis Fire Hall.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Roger White.

This fleet was owned by Brenny's Granite City Ambulance Service in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
From left to right: 1969 Ford station wagon, 1961 Superior Cadillac 48" Rescuer, and 1969 Superior Cadillac 51" Rescuer.

Peter Adsten writes:
This 1957 National Pontiac was operated by Mac's Ambulance Service in Medicine Hat, Alberta from 1957 to 1967. The car then went to the volunteer fire department in the neighboring town of Bow Island. In 1990 we purchased the car at Crestline Coach, restored it a bit, and used it for public relations purposes. We would also borrow the car to ambulance services in the three prairie provinces, so they could display it in their local shopping centre or drive it in their main street parade. The car is now owned by Peter Adsten of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

1949 S&S Cadillac Knickerbocker combination coach, originally owned by Norman Funeral Chapel, Grand Forks, North Dakota and now owned by John Royark, Jr. of Elberon, IA.
These photos were taken at Elberon June 1, 2007.


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