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Hey guys thanks for the add. So I'm new to oldsmobiles and I just purchased a 1970 oldsmobile 98 Cotner Bevington ambulance. I'd like to restore it with my son I'm a little unfamiliar with these engines though. It's going to take a lot of work at least the mice are out of it! Lol
It's got kind of a neat history it was originally bought by the Air Force to use at a satellite array site in New Mexico. The owner purchased it straight from the Air Force in the
eighties and it was used briefly as the ambulance at the Tucson drag strip. It's still has some really cool decals on it From the Air Force.
Wow. That is pretty cool.
I wonder what size engine is in the car. Any idea?
Are there any USAF decals/insignia? I can see the NSF decal which is quite interesting in that NSF is a granting authority.
Most likely the car they used to transport aliens around Area 52 and communicate w/ their mothership.
Last edited by Vintage Chief; Aug 22, 2020 at 08:52 PM.
Wow. That is pretty cool.
I wonder what size engine is in the car. Any idea?
Are there any USAF decals/insignia? I can see the NSF decal which is quite interesting in that NSF is a granting authority.
Most likely the car they used to transport aliens around Area 52 and communicate w/ their mothership.
Sure here is the dash decal from the USAF warning to wear seatbelts. I thinks it's a 455 engine
welcome- neat project- appears to be in decent shape- Cotner Bev was one of the few who used Olds for ambulances/hearsts.
As stated earlier, Professional Car Society is a great source for info , parts, etc.
The history on your Olds is interesting enough..
Good luck with your project!
I figured it would probably be the stock standard 455 cid as hurst68olds suggested, but I thought I'd venture to ask since I don't have any familiarity w/ either Cotner Bevington or ambulances.
it was originally bought by the Air Force to use at a satellite array site in New Mexico.
That satellite array is the Very Large Array, one of several National Radio Astronomy Observatories around the country. The VLA is located in the middle of nowhere about 60 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico and headquartered at New Mexico Tech, which is in Socorro.
