BobT-47P15 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Posted July 1, 2009 All brands and styles.......pretty cool. Link to the entire article w/good pics.....http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375847 Quote
dezeldoc Posted July 1, 2009 Report Posted July 1, 2009 Must be the " woodies on the wharf " thread, a lot of nice cars missed it by 1 weekend! Quote
RobertKB Posted July 1, 2009 Report Posted July 1, 2009 Woodies are wonderful cars as there is just something about them that gives them a mystique. I imagine it is tough to keep the wood nice. Quote
claybill Posted July 1, 2009 Report Posted July 1, 2009 that 47 chev coupe,,,i have seen it before in cedar rapids show.. it is an aftermarket/retro fit woody kit. very sharp. i tried to find the company...couldnt. i think it was done in the 50's tho. not lately. but dont know.. wow! would a 40's ply business coupe look outstanding with that woody kit...where can i get one.??!!?!?!? have thought about it. i am not much good with wood. no tools or expertise. help? ideas? bill Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Posted July 1, 2009 I have a picture of a Chevy coupe woody just like that......when i saw it several months ago it belonged to a couple guys in Oklahoma. I think they just bought it to speculate on and try to make a buck. An aftermarket kit, but I don't know the maker. About all you can do today is make your own, or have a good woodworker build it. Would look sharp in my humble opinion on like a Plym or Dodge coupe. Just bolt that wood right on------------- Quote
Bingster Posted July 2, 2009 Report Posted July 2, 2009 I've got a '47 Chrysler shop manual and in the back there is a section on maintaning and repairing their Town & Country woodies. Quite a program. They recommended re-varnishing every six months ideally, and say that the owners of such cars are able to afford it without bother. (my words) It also says how to make repairs. As a woodworker myself, it was pretty interesting. I don't think that the cars would be very practical in daily use in a climate such as Iowa where I live. They fit right in like in the movie Holiday Inn, where an inn or hotel might use one to pick up passengers from the train station. They'd have to be garaged and well taken care of, as in a driver or maintenance person. Quote
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