Very interesting design for a woman her age.

Note the absence of glass in the side openings, just snap-in "side curtains."

In those days, "station wagons" were just that, commercial vehicles sold for carrying passengers and their luggage between hotel and railroad station. The wooden bodies were heavy and expensive to maintain. Most station wagons had heavy-duty, no-frills upholstery and few of the amenities common in cars sold for personal use.

The "ambulance" is a 1936 Plymouth wagon. Only 309 produced. Very few, if any, survive. Much, much rarer than the '36 Fords involved in the accident (about 20,000 Standard tudors produced, and about 30,000 DeLuxe 5-window coupes made in '36).

No Paramedics, no Gurney, No Ambulance a.k.a. the good old days.
At least it didn't cost much.

The station wagon is a 1936 Plymouth Westchester.

Just when you thought technology had advanced as far as possible, Plymouth came through with the breakthrough of the century! Only in the 1936 Plymouth Westchester could you possibly obtain an innovation like "Rattle-proof seats!" I wonder why Cadillac or Rolls-Royce didn't come up with this astounding miracle.

This has to be one of the very few Plymouth Westchesters that is equipped with curtains instead of glass. The ad below clearly states that curtains were available instead of glass. It seems odd that an enclosed car would have this option, but perhaps the feature allowed odd-sized cargo and other specialty uses. Not the best feature for wintertime though.

Makes me wonder if this was just an opportune moment for a photographer or a truly major crash with fatalities. Why would they reenact if it weren't the latter?

["Reconstruction" refers to the photos being published here in the order the depicted events occurred. - tterrace]

Ah, my bad. Thanks.