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Criterion Photo Gallery THE VERY FIRST ONE! The prototype Criterion saw many years of service with Capital City
Ambulance Service of Des Moines, Iowa, before being sold to PCS member Ken Elliott of
Orlando, Florida. Regrettably, at last report, this magnificent ambulance had become so
rusty, it was beyond restoration. Consequently, it was the "victim" of a fire
department extrication drill. The photo of this interesting blue and silver ’75 Criterion
comes to us from the archives of Mr. John Ringhahl, ambulance dealer from Fergus Falls,
Minnesota. Notice the Federal Q siren and the absence of a roof-mounted backboard
compartment. The owner of this ambulance is unknown. Also from the archives of John Ringdahl are these photos of a yellow
and white ’75 Criterion from Tualatin Valley. Notice how this rig was apparently
intended to fit in a garage with low door clearance; the dual beacons are mounted on the
lower portion of the raised roof and there is no roof-mounted backboard storage. In most
cases, when a Criterion was not equipped with a roof-mounted backboard box, the power
ventilator for the patient compartment was placed on the roof toward the rear of the car.
When the ambulance was equipped with a backboard storage box, the power ventilator was
located in the rear door, just above the window. In this photo, notice the exhaust outlet
louver from the ventilator. This is a 1976 Criterion, photographed by John R. Schmidt in
1979 at the volunteer fire department in Imperial, PA. Though we’ve yet to see the actual proof, this is said to be
the LAST Miller-Meteor Criterion built! It is, of course, a 1976 model, and last saw
service in Mount Morris, Illinois. After it was traded in to Foster Coach Sales of
Sterling, IL several years ago, it was sold to an ambulance service owner in Iowa, where
it is currently in storage. (Photos by Jon Wurm) This beautiful white Criterion has made an appearance at several
Professional Car Society meets. It is Greenville, IL member Bill Donnell’s 1976.
(Photos by Bernie DeWinter IV) A fleet shot of Cadillac ambulances from Capital City Ambulance Service in Des Moines, IA. A must-see for anyone who loves Miller-Meteor Criterions! Photo courtesy of Dr. Roger White. Four 1974 Miller-Meteor Criterions at the 1998 National PCS meet in Chicago. One of
the more UNUSUAL Criterions Miller-Meteor ever built.
Can you see why? Photos courtesy of Dr. Roger White Jeff Stanton's 1974 Miller-Meteor Criterion 1975 M-M Cadillac Criterion Ambulance 1976 M-M Cadillac Criterion Ambulance
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