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History Cars made into Sedan deliverys

Discussion in 'Traditional Customs' started by Maverick Daddy, Jan 21, 2023.

  1. Maverick Daddy
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  5. Saw this one day and clicked a photo...56 Buick 56buickdelivery.jpg
     
  6. Sketched out making my old 37 Pontiac into a delivery, keeping the hump-trunk...bad idea 37Pontiacindrive.jpg art37pontiac.jpg
     
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  7. clem
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    yes, in the USA that would be correct.

    would look neat.
    Not sure of the best way to go about hinge placement, but could possibly be worked out somehow…………
     
  8. Citroen Traction-Avant is not the most attractive car but the factory did make a 4door commercial with 2 piece tailgate and 1 piece tailgate.

    Loading-tree-into-Traction-Familiale.jpg The-Most-Versatile-Traction-Avant-of-All-1.jpg Citroen-Traction-Avant-3.jpg
     
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  10. jnaki
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    Hello,


    Starting off with a station wagon seems like the easiest way to make a change over to fit any ideas and styles. Especially, if one is going to make a sedan delivery. Since most sedan delivery cars/vans have a blocked out rear quarter panel in the place of the station wagon rear side windows.
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    First, I wanted to make an inexpensive station wagon that had the style of a Nomad wagon, but not a Chevrolet. So, a Dodge Lancer station wagon was the starting point. By modifying the roof supports and making it a two door Nomad style, it changed the common 4 door funky look of a family wagon, although this version was small. So, for a small family would be a perfect fit.
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    But, for growing families, perhaps a 4 door hardtop version would look better than a extra post or two.

    Jnaki

    Now, the stage was set for one last version of a station wagon converted to a sedan delivery.
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    Back to a two door Nomad style station wagon sedan delivery offering privacy, a little more support and sound deadening for those quiet nights (plus extra warmth) sleeping on a cliff side secret surf spot in Baja Mexico. Yes!

    Note:

    But, for my first hot rod/surf wagon, I was lucky enough to get a real sedan delivery with a smooth side panel that was a factory build and not a conversion from a station wagon also, built in a factory assembly line, then converted. My teenage hot rod/surf transportation vehicle came in handy.
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    Then, after a million miles of So Cal coastal road trips and forays into Baja, Mexico coastline, that Flathead sedan delivery performed so well for reliability and privacy. When my wife and I wanted similar privacy that a “woody wagon” could not offer, we bought a project 327 powered 40 Ford Sedan Delivery to meet our road trip/camping needs. After many months of repair/rebuild and new additional help, we had a wonderful daily driver and smooth handling road trip hot rod for our privacy road trips.
    upload_2025-3-10_4-56-6.png A real smooth rear quarter panel sedan delivery…YRMV


     
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  14. 302GMC
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    from Idaho

    Bought this one in Benicia, California in '67. The side windows must have been options; too well crafted to be backyard. HPIM3135.JPG
     
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  15. bobkatrods
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    from aledo tx

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    from Wisconsin

  17. JSmitty75
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    Not sure how many of us on here head over to the Bring a Trailer site.... but becausee I'm a sucker for all things "cool car" related I spend a bit of time over there drooling over all sorts of cars I can't currently afford.....
    Anyway... this thing was on there a while ago.. I think it sold for 50K
    here's the link.... theres about 105 pix... I spent a TON of time staring at it.
    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/custom-1949-mercury-station-wagon-2/

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