When I started in the late 60's all employees had to go to Canadian forces base Borden for the new 4 week ambulance attendants course,at this course the government unveiled the new ford econoline ambulance which would become standard across the province, the elder medics said the rig was a piece of doo doo,and to prove it one went to the closest phone and called Toronto dispatch to see if anyone was in the area and this rig pictured was en route back to Toronto,from a northern Ontario transfer,and as the guys worked for Hallowell's they swung by. and I remember George telling the government folks now this is an ambulance...thanks for the memory, that is twice I have seen that car it sure was a sharp vehicle especially parked next to the as George called it "the hippie beach buggy".