This car took a while for paramedics to get used to - it was the first ambulance with power steering and a powerful V8 engine.

In spring 1957 the private ambulance service named Globe Mortuary, based in Tucson, purchased a new ambulance.

To ensure the safety of all those working on the Snowy Mountain River Scheme, six 1957 Ford Mainline Ute's were transformed into Ambulances.

This car took a while for paramedics to get used to - it was the first ambulance with power steering and a powerful V8 engine.

To ensure the safety of all those working on the Snowy Mountain River Scheme, six 1957 Ford Mainline Ute's were transformed into Ambulances.

In the late seventies, a need was identified for a large capacity custom-designed ambulance that had a greater payload than normal ambulances.