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In this day and age, wagons are incredibly hot. Especially when they are woodys. Previously this thirty day period, I shuffled into the Kentucky Exposition Centre attempting to prevent however an additional storm at the Street Rod Nationals. Although the air conditioning was awesome, I was drawn to a 1936 Ford woody that was even nicer.

Vehicles like this are these types of a take care of. The story goes that this specific wagon was pulled from a pecan lose in Florida and diligently introduced back again to life. It’s effectively inventory, total with a 221cid flathead, Huge-Five wheels, and all the proper trim.

The sheetmetal is unbelievably straight it’s crystal clear that the the greater part of the wood has been very well preserved. I cannot say for absolutely sure, but I think the old fashion “Lake Cumberland Lodge” lettering is a far more modern addition.

A person of these journey decals would be proper at dwelling on the wagon. (Source: eBay)

By means of a very little bit of on the web research, I found that there were being just above 7,000 of these autos manufactured. How several remain is anyone’s guess. Even though I was not able to speak to the proprietor, I did choose a minute to read through the dazzling pink placard in the windshield. On the very last line, he summed matters up far better than any one else. “Fun auto,” he wrote. We couldn’t concur far more.

—Joey Ukrop