interesting.. At the DMRO auction in NH back in July there was a
70's 1 ton Dodge Power Wagon ambulance that got sold with no
problems. Looking at the truck real quick I'm willing to bet
it was the unit from NAS So Weymouth that was in service when the
base got closed some years ago.. And yes this is the same auction
that the guy outbid me and bought the mint crash truck that he just
hacked into a dump truck.. Still make me shake with anger that there
are people in this world that do such things ...
Bob B
>From: Muttguru@aol.com
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: [MV] CUCV 1010 Ambulance
>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:02:19 EST
>
>In a message dated 06/11/00 15:19:27 GMT Standard Time, snoshu@market1.com
>writes:
>
><< Forgot to mention..at Fort Carson was a 1010 Chevy Ambulance...not too
>bad.
> I was told it could not be sold ! Is the ban from Clinton on selling them
> still in effect...and how do some DRMO's sell them and others do not ??
>Any
> one know the reasoning behind not selling the ambulances any more..? >>
>
>Gene and Listers........
>
>I asked at Molesworth (UK) DRMO a few years ago, when there were several
>awaiting disposal (they would have made pretty good camper-vans). The SCO
>referred me to the DoD demil manual (DoD 4160.21-M) from which I quote:-
>
>"Ambulances, Modular. Ambulances manufactured by Southern Ambulance
>Builders,
>Inc. (NSN 2310-01-170-6843 and 2310-01-171-4747) must be mutilated.
>Mutilation is for safety concerns, primarily due to potential for fire."
>
>The SCO told me that the insulation material used in the ambulance wall
>cavity was flammable and apparently one had "gone up" pretty fast following
>a
>crash. Hence the ban on sale of complete vehicles.
>
>My guess is that once ONE type of ambulance gained that sort of reputation,
>DRMO applied the same broad brush to every other type of ambulance that was
>turned in.
>
>Kind regards....
>Ken
>
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