Dan, the former owner in Canada told me that he scored it from a Salvation Army Hospital up there, which is much different from what we know in the US. I always thought it was a thrift store chain, but in Canada in the seventies and eighties, the Salvation Army actually offered ambulance and hearse services to those in need.
Ryan, ol' boy! Great to see you here, hahah! Man, I really DO try and hang onto them as long as I can as I genuinely love these great cars, but sometimes real life just gets in the way and the hearse circles are small. Sometimes folks hear about what I have and make me an offer that I can't refuse and sometimes they just come and go. I've gotten REALLY lucky at the fifties and sixties beauties that have come my way. Fortunately when one leaves my driveway, I've always found VERY worthy owners who proudly bear the torch and keep these cars rolling.
Wish I could get my '51 Superior side loader back. I know where it is but the guy won't sell and it's sitting in his garage in pieces.