On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:16:06 -0500, Martin Eastburn
wrote:

What were 'Woodies' made from - station wagons were in the 50's.

We had Wood carrier top that had to have Spar put on it now and then.
I want to say the tailgate also, but not the sides.

Martin

On 3/18/2017 4:12 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:29:31 +0000 (UTC), Alice Jones
wrote:

Can you tell anything about this old auto from the photos?
http://i.cubeupload.com/rHHKQq.jpg

(*) round back http://i.cubeupload.com/RjfyRW.jpg
(*) wood interior http://i.cubeupload.com/JtyYNW.jpg
(*) external fenders http://i.cubeupload.com/9UecSp.jpg
(*) mounted on a frame http://i.cubeupload.com/gWrN0H.jpg

Is there a good way to tell what kind of solid wood was used?
And why would it have what looks like bullet holes in the back?
Ash and Oak were commonly used for automotive body framing - Fischer
Body division of General Motors used wood framing up untill 1937.

The Chrysler Town and Country convertible in the forties just had
decorative wood trim on an all steel body, as did Ford's woodies from
'53 on. Very shortly thereafter, even that trim was "fake wood"