Here's a fantastic collection of mostly post "dubya-dubya-eye-eye" woodie wagons. Some pre-war.
I believe this collection was auctioned a few years ago. Wish I could have picked up one or two of them.
My fav is this 4x4:
looks like a '41 to me. My first car was a '40 Ford sedan (no wood). Paid 65 bucks for it. It ran like...well..a flathead Ford. 221 c.i. with a Stromberg 97 on top and I believe it had a whopping sixty h.p.
I've actually surveyed out of a '55 Ford Country Squire "Woody". It was a tough machine, but shy on the ground clearance.
Was the 4x4 conversion a dealer option in 1941?
I do like that rig.
There is no wood on it, but I have a County Squire.
Here is what it should look like.
Really probably the last decent looking station wagon.
I don't even know if they had "options" in 1941...but you could probably order something like that. My bet it was a gov't. (forestry or military, etc.) purchase.
Where I grew up the Chaffee County Volunteer Fire Dept. had a '49 or '50 Chevy Paneled Delivery (no windows) that was a 4x4 from the factory. One strange looking ambulance, for sure. Complete with brush grille and winch.
Nice looking wagon. I guess the "station wagon" is a thing of the past nowadays.
A buddy of mine use to deal in classic cars, salvage and parts and the like. The only thing he deals in lately is the glass for classic cars and wagons. He says he can make more on a complete set of glass for a '69 Vista Cruiser Wagon than he can on the whole car. Whoodathunk?
NAPCO offered conversion parts. I'm no expert, but I think they were converted at the dealership.
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I can believe you could make a lot of money parting them out.
Even though mine isn't a true woody like the ones in the photos you posted, the trim is expensive and hard to find. You just don't see very many of them around. I have yet to see one driving around since I bought this wagon several years ago.
I spent 6 months looking for a single piece of trim for a front fender.
