Ford and Mercury " woodies " from 1937 - 1951 at the R.M. Sotheby's auction at the 2024 Hershey AACA Fall Meet. For more photos, videos and your regional calendar of events, visit www.NortheastWheelsEvents.com
I bought a 1946 Ford WOODY from my local gas station in 1960 for $35 to use while I was putting a 322 cu. in. Buick nail-head into my 1953 Ford Customline. There was nothing wrong with the woody other than the wood needing a new shellac job. I kept it for a couple of years and then sold to a friend for $50. You could never find those kind of bargains today.
You can't even buy the can of shellac for $50!! But, then again, how long did you have to work for the $35 in 1960?? How long did you have your hot '53?? Thanks for watching, Norman.
@@carshowreporter I was working in a supermarket in 1954 for $ 1 an hour, so $ 35 was almost a weeks pay. I kept the '53 Ford with the Buick engine for another few years so I could do the body ( frenched headlights and taillights, dechromed hood and trunk,a '54 Pontiac grill bar, painted engine bay and chromed valve covers, etc. The paint was a light green that look like it was metallic and after a good sanding and compounding, it looked like glass. The paint job cost around ($50 ) and the engine was found on a 'for sale' board in our local speed shop for ($100 ) the 3 carb set-up was from a friend ( $50 ) and all the conversion parts were made in our shop or donated by friends. I did all the conversion hooking-up and my brother did all the electrical work from 6-volt to 12-volt. I sold it for under ($1000 ) to buy a Falcon Club-.Wagon for my family with 4 kids.
