OT: If DeLorean can do it, why not Wood

[Charlie Olson]

The time has come to upgrade the provenance, of one 1946 Wood Car Company Plymouth, given the official bragging name of PLYWOOD. Below is the first step, in a very convoluted journey, to prove there does exist a bona fide Wood Car Company; an originator of fine (well, maybe fun) vehicles. The research team wishes to thank Don Coatney and that other guy, Eneto-55 , for the challenge to ascertain that one PLYWOOD is not a figment of someone's imagination.

Exhibit "A":

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Fred and Sydney; Charlie Olson, here, to check in with you all.

I still have and enjoy PLYWOOD. PLYWOOD was crashed into, 9-16-2010, BY A STOP SIGN RUNNING, UNINSURED MOTORIST, IN ALPINE, CA. PLYWOOD has since been ""RESTORED"", by Art Butler & Family, in PHX, AZ.

PLYWOOD has been featured twice in the magazine of National Woodie Club, THE WOODIE TIMES; a feat not matched by any other current Woodie car. Not bad for a one off concept car from the famous WOOD CAR COMPANY.

I would appreciate you sending me photos of the many other WOOD CAR COMPANY concept and drivable cars that you have created, built and sold, for my attempts at creating a more solid foundation for PLYWOOD's provenance.

Would, you Woods. please assist me in this totally tongue-in-cheek project to inform the world that there is, possixxxx, er, definitely, a WOOD CAR COMPANY?

I hope so, thanks, from PLYWOOD and I, Charlie Olson

[BobT-47P15]

Hi Charlie. Ol Plywood is a lookin' fine again.

I want to inform you that I discovered another branch on the family

tree just a couple months ago. At an area show in October, I came

across this 1948 vehicle which (as I recall) resides in Neodesha, KS.

The current owner is also the builder. Didn't get his name.

He told me he has built this

sort of car before, but on other brands of chassis. He said he found

that the Plymouth has a heavier, more sturdy frame than those other

makes, and was impressed by that fact.

This car has been modified in several ways, mechanically, making it

more of a street rod.

But I thought you'd be interested in seeing it nonetheless.

So, here are some pictures I took of this distant cousin.

It began life as a 4 door sedan.

I will say I prefer Plywood's styling and looks.

[Young Ed]

Bob I think that one you posted suffers from a bad color combo. A dark red or a green would go much better with the wood

[oldodge41]

Plywood is a beautiful machine for sure. I agree with with Young Ed on the color combo of the other one. How cool is that air cleaner?

[BobT-47P15]

Bob I think that one you posted suffers from a bad color combo. A dark red or a green would go much better with the wood

I'm with you on that Ed.

I didn't care much for the brown color.

The owner is an "older" guy like myself. Was happy to

talk about his car, and came by to see mine. I 've always

thought someone should make a P15 convertible woodie....

sort of a Town & Country, Jr.

As you probably know, some company produced a bolt on wood kit for these

models of Chevy. I don't really care for the exposed bolt heads however.

We were out cruising around on a fall day a couple years ago when

we happened onto it. (Mary Ann was trying to stay warm.)

Edited December 23, 2010 by BobT-47P15

[JIPJOBXX]

Now my car came with a wooden bumper would that include my car as a woodie? Only kidding of course but I hear a few of the cars after the war did come with wodden bumpers for a short duration. Jon

[BobT-47P15]

That's what they say......due to shortages of metal and/or chrome

plating materials.

Edited December 23, 2010 by BobT-47P15

[aero3113]

Bob, the bolt heads on the chevy can easly be counter sunk and plugged for a cleaner look. Wonder why that was not done .

[Charlie Olson]

Very nice Phantom Woodie. Park Bench Green would be my color of choice.

[BobT-47P15]

No idea why it was done that way.

Maybe the originals were the same also......haven't really seen any

others like that up close. There was a wood kit for Nashes, too.

[WatchingWolf]

I believe those wood kits come prefinished, precut and prebent.......you apply the darker laminate like wallpaper then simply edge it with the precut pieces. No woodworking skills required. Just a cordless drill and a box of self tapping stainless, panhead screws.