Saved a cool one from the crusher! UPDATE!!

I had a 51' ,one of my faves now that I look back,that was 44 years ago,near mint,needed one (1) piece of wood ! turned over but didn't run,didn't know much at age 14,bought it for five , thats (5) dollars !!! what a dumb shit !

 

Congrats, nice!

 

Well done!
I used to swing by the scrap yard on Saturdays when scrap was crazy high a few years ago but all I spotted was 80's econoboxes.

 

wow it as meant to be THE HOT ROD GODS HAVE SPOKEN

 

it was after the fire.....

 

One of my fave cars. Glad you saved it.

 

I am still just in amazement that someone could be so disconnected with the world as to not realize what the car was, I really thought about everyone knew what a woody wagon was. I got it about 20 miles from Springfield Mo. which hosts the streetrod nats quite often and also has the street maching nats, and has a huge swap meet in the summer. There are lots of car guys around and for this car not to have been found and for the owner not to have know what it was it just amazes me. I will get a build thread started in the next week! Thanks for all the well wishes on the car, I picked up a parts car I have known about for along time this evening and I am going to grab another 4-door this weekend just to be sure I have a nice front clip for the car. Really looking forward to building this car! I did cabnet buiding for about 10 years and still have a large woodshop SO.....I am thinking I wonder how hard it would be to actually do the wood myself.....I am going to try a few small pieces and see. I have lots of time and patience so should be a fun venture! Jim

 

Like others have said, it was meant to be. I'm glad someone with your abilities saved the car, and can't imagine a better outcome.
Best of luck with the project!

 

Here is one that I missed at the scrap yard. It was already smashed when I spotted it. I did save the front axle and some other parts. Glad you snagged that one. Yes it is was a wagon.

 

I would have grabbed that one anyway, there are still some special trim parts on there and such that are really rare I would have just bought the whole thing and taken it home, mashed or not. Jim

 

thumbs up for saving it. Great 2 know its getting a 2nd chance. Cool car!

 

Speaking of which I seem to be missing tailighs and the rear upper gate and the rear tire mount and that is all as far as I can tell so if anyone sees another at the scrappers grab those parts for me please!

 

If there's an Amish community near you, look for a carriage shop. There's one near me that does awesome work, and would be just the place to do the wood work on a woody. Quality work, reasonable rates, and an honest work ethic.

 

Never thought of that, there are a bunch of amish around here, do you think they could do the job and know what the car should look like? I mean there is no wood for patterns.

 

pictures? are amish allowed to look at photos?

 

Nice save!

 

sent you a pm.

 

Good for you Jim, that is awesome!!! Can't wait to watch your progress!

 

Well silly were you using the right size dowel rod for the stick welder? Or were you trying to use rush cane with the TIG? It makes all of the difference in the world.

 

Sounds like you are the right person to bring this car back and I like the choice of motor. Subscribed and looking forward to it!

 

Great save Nitty!

But seriously, that's is a great save, what a great project that will turn out to be.

 

it was the right stuff, but I think it got wet. The bark,,, errr flux was falling off and it smelled kinda moldy.

Geez Dude, unbelievable find!

Thas the Holy Grail of Shoeboxes right there. This is much better than that other car they found at the mini store it...

 

THANK YOU!! im sure all of us see way to much history headed to the crusher. good to know that at least one old ride has been rewarded for its previous years of service.

 

Can you find the scrapper & get the location where he got it? I would be looking for any parts but more important maybe someone having paper on it. Or someone that did and doesn't and be willing to apply for a lost title. Even if you had to grease some gears along the way. And I imagine finding some dealer advertising would be handy for restoration.

 

what a save!! awesome find, good luck on the project..always loved the shoebox woodies.

 

A lot of work ahead of you..but well worth the effort. You will be an expert, before you're done. Good find. Keep us updated on your progress.

 

A friend of mine has just started a woody restoration. Just wait til you see what a wood kit for it costs. Better get out your whittling knife....

 

Great find, Great Save. I agree with Barry_wny, find out where it came from, your parts may be there but there may be other cars there still.

Im interested in what kind of wood youre looking to use, Ive gotten interested in woodworking / cabinet making after helping a friend set up his cabinet shop, he's been buying older commercial 3 phase machines for nothing and running phase converters.

I like the cream color idea but consider what wood youre gonna use and you may have a better color paint to compliment the wood color. Ive got a pile of 3/4" x 8' redwood paneling I pulled out of a 1950's house, that with maroon paint would be beautiful.

 

What about the 56 Plymouth wagon in the background ?

 

Nice save, The woodie wagon is different in all aspects except for the front clip. The cowl is narrower than the car to make up for the wood. The rockers, floor supports and the floor is different. The toe boards will swap with a little work. The cowl bottoms and the A-post bottoms are the same just in a different location. From the B-post back all is different. the upper gate will be hard to find. The spare tire stuff I make and have in the catalog.
Tom