History of the Car
Sold by Mark Hopkins - Miller Meteor Rep in 1978
Ordered by Groves & Co. in Flint Michigan , however, by the time the car arrived, the City of Flint, Michigan had began their own transport service and the need for a private ambulance service delclined. Jim Burnett was said to have been happy with the size and performance of the 1977 Cadillacs, but his focus on the funeral home/ambulance business changed to other things. New, it was then sold to Warren DeRose with "Quick Ambulance" located in Detroint , MI ($ 26,000). He sold the car back to Mark Hopkins 3 years later with less than 10,000 miles. Hopkins whole-saled the vehicle to Fred McPeck in Denver "Peak Coachworks" for
$ 8,500. The car was then sold to Cedaredge Medical Center in Colorado ($ 13,500) where it stayed for several years. It was then sold back to Peak Coachworks in Denver and Manager Leo Branstetter sold the car to a private individual ( Randy Lesher ) of Canon City CO., who intended to restore the vehicle but never did. The car once again went to Leo in Denver when I purchased it in May of 2000.
Modifications that have been made to the car are:
* The lower portion of the front jump seat has been removed for storage
* MARS 888 Beacon , red lens installed
The car has been repainted its original Omaha Orange & Cotillion White. It has chestnut brown interior and has the MM standard red-brick original linoleum.
The car in its found state in Denver, Colorado in May of 2000
Milage 112,263
Driven back to California as-is, non-stop without incident !
