Projects 1956 Chevy Carryall new wood body

Maybe one of these next?

 

Possible I suppose, but if so I don't know about it yet....You got one?

 

No but wish I did. Or this if you were really ambitious?

 

1940 LaSalle based stretch wagon. Considered to be the largest wood bodied, car-based, passenger vehicle ever built.

https://www.conceptcarz.com/profile/2549,10874/1940-lasalle-series-50.aspx

 

how funny-didn't even look twice,just immediately had thought packard!--can see how cad was following the high priced guys

 

I thought Packard at first as well, between the general grille shape and the prominent red emblem in the center of the wheel covers. But then I thought that the distinctive vent moldings on the hood sides looked like something that belonged on a LaSalle. It's easy to see why Cadillac thought that the LaSalle was stealing sales from their own more profitable models. 1940 was LaSalle's final model year.

 

I have some of the wood pieces made for the quarter panels, but need to get the inner and outer fenders in place before I can go much farther. I have no idea what Cantrell used for inner fenders but I'm using reproduction Chevy pickup truck wheel wells.

 

Both of the inner fenders are installed. The outers are where I want them to be, next step will be to build the wood frames around them. Still have to figure out the sliding window layout so I can cut the channels for those. A lot of work to do before I can glue the whole quarter panel together.

 

Beautiful work! You´ve got it nailed!

 

Or screwed

 

"Perfection, cannot be rushed!"
Simply magnificent!

 

Absolutely stunning workmanship. I think I’ll go out in the shop and throw out all my wood working tools.

 

Really like this build.