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No discussion of Chrysler-based professional cars would be complete
without reference to the Richard Brothers' Division of Allied Products of
Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Richard Bros. marketed their standard-wheelbase
Chrysler ambulance conversions through franchised Chrysler dealers starting
in the late 1940s.
In 1950-51 Chrysler offered their dealers a duo-tone 4-page Chrysler
Ambulance brochure with an insert that directed inquiries to Mr. William
Thompson at Richard Brothers.
Starting in 1958, Richards Brothers offered a new raised-headroom "Briarean"
ambulance that included a raised roof, tunnel-mounted warning lights, an
emergency cot and full rear window dressing. Briareans could be had in various versions; as straight ambulances, hearses
or combination or service coaches with the option of a side-hinged rear
loading door. But there were few takers and by 1963 the Briarean was history.
© 2004 Mark Theobald - Coachbuilt.com
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