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on Tonight's Episode of Top Gear, they tackle the problem of slow British Ambulances (a V6 Diesel Ford Transit or V6 Diesel Mercedes Sprinter) by building their own. Hammond based his off of a Chevrolet G Body Conversion Van, May based his off a Ford Scorpio Hearse, and Clarkson based his off of a Porsche 944 (it would make a GREAT First Response unit to stabilize the casualty until the actual Ambulance got there, but not a Great Paitent Carrying ambulance...) Long story Short, the Episode in Question was HILARIOUS! and little does Hammond know, that the Desendant of his G Body Chevy; the Chevrolet Express, is Saving Lives to this very day as the Cutaway basis of many Ambulances here in North America!

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on Tonight's Episode of Top Gear, they tackle the problem of slow British Ambulances (a V6 Diesel Ford Transit or V6 Diesel Mercedes Sprinter) by building their own. Hammond based his off of a Chevrolet G Body Conversion Van, May based his off a Ford Scorpio Hearse, and Clarkson based his off of a Porsche 944 (it would make a GREAT First Response unit to stabilize the casualty until the actual Ambulance got there, but not a Great Paitent Carrying ambulance...) Long story Short, the Episode in Question was HILARIOUS! and little does Hammond know, that the Desendant of his G Body Chevy; the Chevrolet Express, is Saving Lives to this very day as the Cutaway basis of many Ambulances here in North America!

All the Hall Ambulance vans are either an Express or Savanah

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