In this heartwarming and poignant memoir, Daphne shares her amazing relationships with a host of orphans, including her first love, Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope Rickey-Tickey-Tavey, the little dwarf mongoose Gregory Peck, the busy buffalo weaver bird Huppety, the mischievous zebra and the majestic elephant Eleanor, with whom Daphne has shared more than forty years of great friendship.īut this is also a magical and heartbreaking human love story between Daphne and David Sheldrick, the famous Tsavo Park warden. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya's rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula have saved countless elephants, rhinos, and other baby animals from certain death. Then, my Mom placed about 30 of those flourescent-colored “Rickey-Tickey-stickers” all over the hearse’ exterior….Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. I don’t recall having anyone in the surrounding parking slots, ever. The looks we got as we pulled in and then they would notice the eerie green-glowing side lights and the hearse-swoop symbol on the back…. “You could ride your tricycle around back there” – 1 description of the space remaining.ĭad found some drive-in scary movies, packed up the kids (Mom mysteriously did NOT accompany), and in we went for our spot, usually with enough space to turn this beast into that narrow parking slot. He put in a junk-yard bench seat.īefore the seat was finally installed, we looked and there was serious space opened up. My Dad took out all the original casket handling rotating/slide-out “roller tray” and seats & equipment. Recall we used to have drive-in movies? (Now they may be coming back on account of COVID-19) We had a 1948 Packard hearse and matching limo, gorgeous black on purple velvet for the hearse’ interior. To view this listing on, see Pick of the Day. The dealer notes that the vehicle spent most of its working life in Texas, which “has kept the underside clean and away from all the nasty snow and salt Winters bring.”
The rear also has its own climate controls. In addition to the front bench seat, the rear compartment, separated by a bulkhead and sliding glass window, has a pair of fold-down seats and a gurney-style stretcher.
If youre a beer-lover whos been to New Hampshire, you know weve got over 80 breweries, microbreweries and. The car has an automatic transmission, power brakes and steering and, the dealer adds, “drives like any other Cadillac - like a dream.” Cheers to Craft Beer in Cozy NH Breweries. The ambulance also has a working public-address system.Įmpowering this big vehicle is its original 500cid Cadillac V8.
Its top is black vinyl topped by a functioning Beacon Ray ambulance light. The Pick of the Day wears blue paint and has a tan cloth interior. In 1956, Miller was acquired by school bus-builder Wayne and was merged with Meteor, another professional-car producer that Wayne had acquired two years earlier.įans of Ghostbusters will be interested in learning (or already may know) that the Ecto-1 was a ’59 Caddy with Miller-Meteor coachwork. But it couldn’t compete with the major players so it began specializing in producing coachwork for hearses and ambulances. Miller started making horse-drawn carriages in 1853 in Ohio and, like so many others in that business, built some early engine-powered vehicles as well. Wake up with laughter live morning radio show, entertainment news, celebrity interviews, breaking news affecting Black people, lifestyle advice, comedy, commentary, and inspiration. However, the dealer notes that if you’re interested, “Make sure you measure your garage to be able to fit this 22-foot monster.”Ī.J. OK, this Pick of the Day isn’t for everyone, but if you’re looking for a classic vehicle that will stand out in a crowd, and that might even get traffic ahead of you to move out of the way, you might consider this 1976 Cadillac Miller-Meteor hearse/ambulance being advertised on by a dealership in Chicago.
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