Gross Mortuary's 1970 bright yellow Ford Superior Van Ambulance, loads two accident victims after a wreck in Hot Springs, Arkansas

(c) PHOTO BY BILL DEVER, COMMERCIAL POLICE PHOTOGRAPHER, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Photo by Bill Dever, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Commercial Police Photographer, Hot Springs, Arknsas - The ambulance drivers for Gross Mortuary referred to this yellow Superior van ambulance as the "bread truck" and they much preferred to run calls in one of the firm's Cadillac smooth-riding, hease-ambulance combinations.

Instead of a squad bench, the van ambulance (officially called Car 6) carried two full wheeled stretchers side by side. When there was an accident call, they grabbed the van -- when it was a sick call, they took one of the combinations. This ambulance served Gross Mortuary until April 1973 when both Hot Springs funeral homes terminated ambulance service. A city/county service took over, and Red Hughes, shown above, became assistant manager. The van was sold to A1 Ambulance Service in Little Rock where it served until it was wrecked. Mouse over the picture for more details.

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Taken in: United States / Arkansas / Hot Springs (show map)

Taken on: May 20, 2011

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