I have made a little progress on the ambulance, some of the details are difficult to find. For example the "staples" for the tool box hasps have to be made from scratch as all modern ones that are available formed from sheet metal rather than steel rod.
The floor boards and sub frame are finished for the driver's compartment, these do not seem like a big deal, but getting a good fit with parts that have compound curves and several angles are a challenge to fabricate. This turned out rather well.
All the screws that connect the walls to the pillars have to be counter sunk, and using slotted screws, it is easier to just put them in by hand, even though I have managed to develop a few blisters doing it.
Here is the right side panel framed up and primed on the out side, the left is at the same stage, and as soon as they are painted, they wll be ready to bolt up to the sub frame.
More progress has been made on the construction after another delivery of correct fasteners. There is a lot of detail that has to be deduced from period photographs. There are bolts visible on the outside of the body, that have to have some reason to be there, Here is what I have deduced to be the correct construction of the upper corners of the body. There is a bolt that is three inches below the bolts that attach the steel angle that reinforces the ends of the body, I have added a bit of flat iron that bolt under the angle and runs down the body to the unknown bolt, this ties the construction together so that it is nearly indestructible. I have seen a photo of an ambulance upside down in a ditch and the wooden body is still intact while the sheet metal hood and cowl are mashed beyond repair.
Here I have bolted up the sides and floor, and replaced the tool boxes. Next step is the front panel and roof.
