2A Marshall Ambulance

[overlander]

I wondered if this one would come up again. I bought it a few years ago from an ex RM Capt who had done a great restoration job. I sold it to a young guy who intended to take it to Africa. Sounds like he didn't get far! With a 200 Tdi fitted this would make an excellent roomy camper although you cannot quite stand up in it - as Brad (Romany Rose S2 Club forum) will confirm. Worth at least £750 without MOT

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0927625246" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Robin can make this 'live'

cheers

John H

[RMS]

Ebay Link Here

[RMS]

It's a real shame the ambulances weren't made just that bit taller - they would make a perfect camper if you could stand up in them

Obviously there were logistical reasons for the height, but I'd have one like a shot if it were just a bit taller

Cheers,
Robin.

[romanyrose]

G'day chaps, that truck is very much the same as my series 2 camper to be heater wise anyway although there are other differences such as the springs and anti roll bar set up along with some electrical gear other than a lomas i think they are great.

I have a few friends of years gone by who have cut out the roof and fitted a VW elevating roof but a standard lift up roof again off a VW are fine for when you need to be standing up however i was looking into a Bedford CF camper a very long time ago with the view to fitting one of those but he wanted to much money considering it was going to be scrapped so i never bothered.

Because the cooker and sink are at the rear of mine when my home made awning is up a table folds down from the rear of the truck and you can reach the sink and cooker while stood in the awning which i prefer when either having a strip was with water and the like going on the floor rather than in the truck also when i am cooking spilling what i have in my hands is a common thing to happen so again it dosen't matter.

I must admit crawling through my hatch into the rear of my truck body to get my head down without getting out of the truck but retaining the rear bulkhead may seem strange to some but it makes for a cosy nights sleep in my bed in the middle of winter while either watching my telly or listening to my sounds.

Catch you later. R-Rose .

[lrkaty]

It's a real shame the ambulances weren't made just that bit taller - they would make a perfect camper if you could stand up in them

Obviously there were logistical reasons for the height, but I'd have one like a shot if it were just a bit taller

Cheers,
Robin.

HI Robin

I hope you don't mind - one of the reasons I joned this forum was to give you a couple of answers to your questions

1. There is something a little taller. it's the 127 Ambulances (like mine] Marshall's and Locormotors both built 127's and I can tell you thay a 5' 1 3/4" ladty can stand up in mine no problem. You also get 20 inches more body length as well which helps a 5' 10" me get to sleep in comfort

2. The reason as far as I can tell for the Series 2/2A ambulances having the lower roof was due to RAF transport limitations at the time. There was a Series 1 Ambulance which was higher so it was a deliberate decision/ I've stated collating what I'm learning of the history of these on my site at http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/p/ambulances.html

regards
Andy

[RMS]

Thanks Andy,

That's very interesting - I hadn't realised it was just the S2/A which was lower.

I'm sure there will now be some folk on here who will be searching for 127 and S1 ambulances.

Thanks for your input

Cheers,
Robin.