FLIP or BUST? Auction Buy Ambulance

Live auctions are always a good time! Can I make a little jang flipping this old 1989 Chevy Ambulance?
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[@alan6832]

That ambulance is a thing of beauty, far prettier than either that El Dorado or your Gran Torino or bigger ambulance Ute, and far more practical than the first two. It's a keeper.

[@1REspawnPLS]

Absolutely died when you started using the loudspeaker hahahaha

[@natarem]

that siren and PA stuff had me cracking up

[@Vern180]

we're all big kids acting like adults... was in stitches at that!

[@nickgeorgas3643]

That ambulance was a steal.

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Chris you are the Man! You have knowledge which is key and you have balls. Most importantly you guts just to go out and Do It! Love the tours of the area and history lessons you take us on.

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This is my 2nd favorite NNKH content channel, next to NNKH3 and NNKH4.

[@steelwheels327]

Chris , you were geeking out with the Ambulance , PA & sirens .....i would do the same thing , lol!!

[@rhoptry]

Favorite channel. "How many ambulances does one man need ?"

[@King_Springmeyer]

Yes

[@DJTAZ1996]

That ambulance would make a cool mini camper. Lot of storage area for tanks,grill etc put a small bed in and a heat system and go camping.

[@tjakr3869]

2 will it runs in one video. Awesome.

[@evremondeburrows5405]

Thank you thank you so much for showing the beautiful architecture of your country

[@juancanik1]

Nice video man, I love when you show us your city and the historic places!

[@MrTurnermason]

The utility trailer was a steal! Throw an inverter on there and have a nice modest gen/utility trailer!

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Put the funds in an ultimate place in Idaho.

[@JohnKenIRB233]

Very happy to see you flip for a profit. Thx for bringing us along. 😊😊😊 John Ken

[@ARATHERLARGEMAN]

Should do more random rides with history. It was a cool ad on to the video. Nice seeing buildings and cars (what you preserve) still going.

[@mikesmith8952]

Dump trucks are always an excellent vehicle to Flip as so many people need, want them. I have flipped many dump trucks and always made good money. The drive train in ambulance could be a four bolt motor which is highly sought after.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

That was fun. You could cause some real chaos in peak hour traffic using that Trafcon and ambulance😂. I enjoyed watching the whole process and who doesn’t enjoy a good flip with a reasonable profit. Jen looked awesome, she’s such a cutie. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺

[@mattbrown5511]

Nothing wrong with doing a quick flip-it video. You'll find the right rig to turn into what you want. A little patience goes a long way.

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Nice! New NNKH video!

[@joshb124]

Nice flip! Cool auction behind the scenes footage.

[@Mr.Innovator961]

Sell that sign trailer to someone who wants to make their sawmill portable…it has the basic bones for anyone with simple fabrication skills & looks heavy duty enough for that application.

[@scottmmagby7057]

Hey Mr. Chris. Looks like you made some awesome buys at the old auction! Enjoyed it. You really do have a lot of knowledge on stuff. You make your channel real interesting! Always enjoy watching!!

[@Oyvind88]

Great flip and car, old chevy is never wrong😍👌🔥😎

[@ronbunker5778]

You got two killer deals! Great video!

[@JVHShack]

Fun fact: The alternator on the Traf-con trailer is a GM 10SI.

[@BeachDogs.Jayhall]

I'd love to buy this Chris absolute classic,reminds me of all those amazing 80's t.v shows,thanks keep up the great work.

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[@stephenkrzanowski]

Lucked out. What a low-mile gem!

[@briancalvey4997]

That was fun Chris, thanks for bringing us along. I was surprised both items sold for so cheap.

[@nightfall22]

That ambulance is pure gold. When I started my ems career back in 98 there were a few full mods and Chevy vans like that and they were hilariously fun to drive. Old school light bar and the OG federal Q 😂 people definitely heard us

[@F6FHellCat0013]

We need a washing video on that ambulance

[@platinumNL]

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[@Djkyle65]

Anyone else waiting for him to pull that traffic advisor with the ambulance ?

[@mozzberg590]

The NJ Transit rig, the front bumper used to house train axles.

[@drummerdude476]

Any time spent turning profit is time well spent, congrats on the flip man

[@colmart1973]

Loved seeing the auction, nice job flipping ambulance👍🇮🇪

[@paullloyd2634]

Brilliant they left all the fun stuff connected. Call Chris 911 🤣

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Nice job Chris. Quick 💰 😮

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Your knowledge helps a lot of viewers.. You're a smart dude and I really enjoy watching your channel because of it.. keep up the great content!🙂👍

[@brentbeiler7051]

Sweet!! Cannon ball run ambulance

[@coxyofnewp]

This is what I like _ Coming back from night out, to find an upload for NNKH or NNKH 2.. Keep em coming Chris

[@glennstatham960]

"not responsible" - As a mechanic, I've had the opportunity to work on fire and police vehicles, and you bet I tried those sirens and PA's out! (and there was an old quote "When Dale Earnhardt stops saying 'we blew the motor', I'll stop calling it a motor")

[@bobtucker8875]

I would have turned it into a camper van my self. Great 👍 buy, thanks for sharing 😊.

[@garyfrederick9107]

that was awesome Chris.. thanks for sharing>

[@bartmaster1234]

Those Seafac column lifts are absolutely terrible. We fix double decker tour buses and bought a pair for a few of our branches in the US and almost all of them have failed, the jack screw mechanisms would get jammed and leave our bus stranded in the air and we have to lower it manually.

[@hamishdobinson3646]

There's a Kirkbride complex in Sydney, Australia - it quite appropriately became an art school, I did my degree there. They have the walls where they build a mound up about 5m and build the wall at the bottom so it doesn't look like you're confined. Also had a big focus on having expansive grounds for roaming therapy. The Sydney one only closed in the 2000s

[@ionracer24]

That was hilarious when u scared the shit outta jen lol. It's always funny watchin those auctioneers doin their boomhauer impressions hehe

[@LORFCASTER]

Really like auction content. Would love to see hour+ videoS of you just walking through equipment auctions looking at stuff

[@mordecaiculpepper7957]

I'm not just watching some random You Tube hack, you are like the friend I never had. Until next time amigo.

[@sccarguy8242]

That Ambulance was really nice, great shape and i actually liked the size as it’s easy to park and can still fit into smallish places the big ambulance can’t.

[@MicroSoftner]

Like parking garages...

[@matthewpeterson3329]

That milage may be correct. Remember, its an emergency vehicle, so i drives only a few miles at a time. Meaning, butts ate sliding in and out 30 times a day but may only go 20 miles. Our security vehicles are wrecked after 30k miles, not by abuse, but just constant use. They sit at idle for hours, the doors open and close 200 times per day... the mileage on a service vehicle betrays its actual use .

[@Beaver89]

Can’t wait to see more on the Florida ambience

[@CM-sy6ud]

Nice ambulance and hell of a flip! Nice job. Always enjoy your videos

[@spencerrobinson2719]

Not a bad days work!

[@garyhawthorne4599]

I loved the video. Those type of auctions in Texas always bring more money than the item is worth

[@olikat8]

Fun thought- people get grossed out by hearses, but people don't die in them like in ambulances...

[@alaindubreuil5486]

The perfect Mobil mecanics vehicle.......Great. Good luck Chris.

[@ronaldmiller2740]

CHRIS AND JEN,, WHAT A DEAL ON THE PRICE ,,GREAT FUN.... THEY HAVE TO KEEP THESE MOBILES RIGHT UP,,, CARING FOR PEOPLE,, THIS IS A GREAT CAMPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE HOTELS MOTEL ,,.. GUS CAN WALK ALL AROUND INSIDE........MAN YOU SOLD IT WE WANTED YOU TO TRAVEL TO THE DESSERT OR THE MOUTAINS SAD!! WELL GOOD $$$$$$$ FOR YA!!! GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

AND A HISTORICAL TOUR TO BOOT

[@richisambo]

Sweet ambulance, great flip

[@derekdavis6508]

I could live in that ambulance.

[@timjordan4411]

Lol you're having way too much fun with that thing 🤣

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

This ambulance looks similar to the one that briefly appears at the end of The Goonies. That one, just like this one was a G20 cutaway van with single rear wheels, but it was a GMC.

[@Chuckiewashere]

With old emergency vehicles, you don't go off mileage, you look at how many engine hours it has on it. They do spend a lot of time idling on scene. Every 1 hour of run time is the equivalent of 30 miles driving.

[@icarusgopro]

what a great flip on that ambulance!! and that Lombardini diesel! literally just a couple hours ago I sold a Ruggerini rf-81 diesel motor (same company as the Lombardini) that I picked up at auction for 50 bucks for $450. auctions are the best lol. but I wish we still had in person auctions in western Washington, ever since covid they all went to online auctions. Love the videos man!!

[@daleyingling4868]

GREAT ENTERTAINMENT! Thanks Chris...maybe next review put a crate on the back to take Gus?

[@kevinmccarey5015]

I’m sad, clean rig and tight machine. I thought you may do it over for a nice camper. But of course how many rigs do I need. 🤣🤣 Be well

[@RuggedRoots]

Thats a gem

[@matthewbonner2261]

Absolutely LOVE the videos , where you go out far WEST and you work ( adventure ) your way back !! Gus , Gus ……GUS !!!!!!!

[@francoisbouchard602]

Cool ambulances Chris Nice show

[@scottroberts2893]

Hey Chris.....I love that you love ambulances. I used to be a paramedic and also a combat medic in the Army. I think you should look to find a Humvee Ambulance to purchase. I always thought they would be great for camping, and they are 4-wheel drive!

[@shabadoo24]

The company I work for bought a Chevy Crestline Ambulance to use as a spray truck for herbicide, fertilizer, etc. It loves the gas.

[@AdventuringwiththeS.G.O.C.C]

LOL, seeing you playihn with the P/A and the emergency stuff had me cracking up. Good buy.

[@idontagree9658]

That 89' Chevy engine was purring, so not surprized you did so well with it. The older model motor and body weight MPG expense of some of these older flips is probably the biggest barrier for a lot of people wanting em for a RV conversion. I wonder what would happen if a guy made a rubber/plasticized acid resistant bathtub big enough for a truck. With good air flow and proper respiratory safety, and washed the metal, thinner, in coats similar to stripping varnish off antique furniture. Taking a few days probably. So in mean time build a carbon fiber roll cage for interior of cab, like a baha vehicle. Remove all the steel reinforced seating/ reupholster around aluminum or carbon fiber structure. Then install rubber/recycled plastic?pieces for all fenders and detachable body to lighten further. Remove old glass and replace with lighter tinted or fabbed dark plexiglass and tinted safety glass windshield. Finally after the acid bath complete, a rubber reinforced, reflective but not shiny, lighter than steel dimpled golf ball wrap. This could both give better air flow (reduce drag) and depending on the thickness of rubberized wrap, improve heat resistance, making the cab and rv space more affordable to cool thru better resistance to incuring direct sunlight and ambient heat. So quicker and more efficient (affordable) to cool. End result, how much lighter? What is MPG improvement? Mythbusters did the dappled golf ball car, wonder if they would help out? Slap on some custom air dams and a trailer hitch and could be the ideal travel the nation auction hound, camping, barn finder/transport vehicle. With emergency lights, siren, and PA to tell all the people walking the beach, where the next Blues Brothers gig is at.

[@terrye6853]

Probably best you got rid of that thing, I could see some major tickets in your future if you kept it. 😄

[@michaelabrams1244]

Great find! I thought for a second there you were going to keep it so Jen could share in the driving. After all, it really is a super clean rig. But.. congrats on the nice flip!

[@darienwhite24]

I’d so turn this into a rad bagged camper

[@tking3]

“How many ambulances does one man need.” More great content. Keep ‘em coming.

[@justinbrown2093]

Love your simple videos Chris, a man can learn a lot about everything

[@WaddedBliss]

I would fuck about with that siren no end. 😂

[@robertn2813]

Nice return on investment ! That's why we do it ! No attachments , hehe .

[@user-nk8fy4ij3m]

One of my favorites.❤

[@MyDIYAdventures]

That would make a pretty awesome camper!

[@TheREALOC1972]

Buy it and turn it into a bug-out vehicle. Pull off all the sirens and light bars and slap a flat black paint job on it, gut the box, put a bed homemade loft bed made with a dresser and keep the one side open for storageput a mini fridge, a microwave and a 9 function air fryer on the shelving and flip it.

[@dreally7029]

I hope we can appreciate that he can make a little profit and not pig pile on him. He took the gamble and established that he would be responsible for any problems with the the resale.

[@jeremyconway5793]

I think most of us want to own an ex ambulance @ some time in life.....greetings from sth Australia 🇦🇺 👍

[@sinjin90ful]

Love me some auctions, back in the 90's before the dealer flippers came in and drove prices stupid was fun and good way to build up your tool collections

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Never seen a 'dip stick' that long before! 😮

[@Sammy430]

Im so glad it was in good shape and it fired right up. This is great!!! And sold it right away for nice profit!!

[@glentucker4250]

Heck of flip. Love the channel and thoroughly enjoy your adventures. Thanks so much and God bless!

[@KPaul7]

Great flip 👍

[@markduncan6690]

Dam! It doesn’t get any better than this! Great Travellog!!

[@robpeabo509]

A nice quick flip, you have to be happy with that Chris. I have heard people say in the past that people who buy from auction then sell for a lot more than they paid are rip-off artists. I say to them that the person buying from auction is taking a lot of risk, they have no opportunities to test & check, what they see is what they buy as is, where is, and once they won the bid, there is no changing their mind without a loss of dollars. Keep doing what you do Chris, your content is very much what a DYI’er can relate to and do.

[@kiiiisu]

ur vids are always interesting!

[@simpleman6581]

Good buy,,,now I'm going to ride my engine cycle lol

[@CarsCatAliens]

Get an old caddy hearse.. early 70s.. 472,500s and they are fun and great storage space

[@Dasquadwith6]

Alright, that ambulance has a body by "K & S Concepts"...I believe they were in Horsham PA, but could be wrong. I was born in Montgomery County and my mom taught school over in Bucks....probably not terribly far from you. I think I remember Chalfont Fire using one of these for a period....K&S was unique- they used Chevy chassis when it seemed like everyone else was using Ford...that one may have a 350 in it...could even be a 454. On their older units, K & S used to mount Whelen Par 46 round sealed beam strobes up on the fenders sometimes, facing forward. Yours has speaker lights in the grill, instead. Good find, and nice video.