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New Zealand - Wairarapa Hospital Board Ambulance - Built on a Humber Pullman chassis by Thomas Wagg and Company - circa 1952 Wairarapa District Health Board (DHBs) - One of 20 DHBs in New Zealand responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services in their district. - Wairarapa District Health Board has an executive leadership team and is governed by a board of members. - It employs around 700 staff (full-time and part-time) and services a population of 41000. (Reference: http://www.wairarapa.dhb.org.nz/about-us/what-we-do/) The Humber Pullman - A four-door limousine which was introduced by the British Humber company in 1930 as a successor to the Humber 20/65 hp and long-wheelbase version of the Humber Snipe. - In 1939 an upgraded version was launched badged as the Humber Imperial, but postwar the car reverted to the Pullman name. - Between 1948 and 1954 the car was offered with a central partition (for chauffeured use) as the Pullman, but without a partition was badged as the Humber Imperial for owner-drivers. - The Pullman / Imperial was not offered for sale to the public during the Second World War; the factory's limited output were used as staff cars. - It returned to the market in 1945 and remained in production till 1954. - At the present time only eight units of this vehicle are still extant. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: Item from Collection: Gareth Winter: Collection (13-147) https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=531222

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