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Expediter with custom upfit rear seats

Written by Columbia Vehicles | May 9, 2011 5:00:00 AM

Recently Columbia completed two custom EX21's for Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse.

The vehicle features a purpose built rear facing seat with seating and seat belts for two passengers (in addition to the driver). It also includes a paded front bumper that matches the width of the rear seat. The base vehicle includes the following standard upgrades, maintenance free batteries, an in motion beeper, hour meter, dual front wheels and non marking tires.

Columbia's local dealer in LaCrosse, International Motorwerks, worked closely with the hospital evaluating their needs. The hospital was in search of a solution to move patients from their valet drop-off location to various points in the hospital. Several of the drop-off locations required an elevator ride.

Columbia's Specials Team went to work designing a solution that would handle the hospitals needs and fit within the confines of the various elevators within the hospital. The end result was a custom configured EX21 with a mixture of standard upgrades and custom parts.