1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Combo

The Miller-Meteor coach company of Bellefontaine,Ohio manufatured the most famous of all professional cars. In terms of manufacturing status, Miller Meteor was considered middle of the pack. Sayers & Scovill coaches were considered to be for the more well-to-do funeral homes, and Superior Coach Corporation with their Crown Royale model is regarded as the most desireable of all 1959 models. Of the approximately 2,100 commercial chassis assembled by Cadillac, Superior recieved the largest allotment. Another manufacturer, Eureka, received the fewest of the chassis and are the rarest of all 1959 models.

Miller-Meteor offered many different models and color combinations as seen below:

Not only did Miller-Meteor make the Futura Limousine (windows all around) and Classic Landau (no windows in the rear), they also offered was what they called a "panoramic" where the windows next to the rear door were added to the landau top. Ambulances were also made on the same chassis. They varied widely in options from some being "high top" and some having a standard height roofline. Ecto-1 is the happy medium between the hearse and the ambulance, hence the combo name.

Ecto-1 was ordered with more ambulance parts than others such as the step bumper and 4 deck lights. This was common in rural areas as sometimes the local funeral home coach also doubled as the town ambulance. A pre "ecto-ization" picture can been seen below:

The data plate of Ecto-1 is:

Serial Number: 59Z047228 Body Number: 59326 Date Manufacture: 2 3 59 Model No: LIM AMB Paint No Top: 210-062 Paint No CTR: 260-57712 Paint No LWR: 210-062