This '40 Ford Deluxe
woodie defines the early '60s surfing scene in California, and those
other surfing spots of the world where early Fords were both
powerful & plentiful.
Woodies to the left of me...
Teardrop trailers are quite fashionable,
especially when being towed by a vehicle that is largely made of the
same material as the trailer.
Art Fortin's 'how low can you go' '35 Ford SW
rumbled in from Gilroy, CA, with an entourage of lovely woodies.
Bob Page and his '46 Ford are from Stockton, CA,
but the front view doesn't show us the humorous plate.
Lowered Mercs with Halibrands will do it every
time. A woodie version is bound to appeal.
The green '40 wagon is Scott Hopkins', from El
Segundo, while the blue one is owned by Greg Martinez of San
Francisco, and painted by our own Kerry Fehlberg, during an 8 month
full restoration.
Did you know that Oldsmobile made such a handsome
car in 1940? Barb & Steve Giosso of Fallbrook, CA, sure did.
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You don't have to have
a restored car to get in - this B&M blown 350 Chevy powered '40 is
all hot rod.
...and woodies to the right. The body style is
more correctly described as a Station Wagon.
Buick built a better wagon than most
manufacturers, though the wood was thinning out as the years went
by.
This '34 Ford is not a restoration, although the
body and accessories are as well restored as any full resto.
This does - be sure to click on the pic, to zoom
it up.
'Flathead' Rob St Germain brought this side valve
V8 powered '31 A woodie down from Washington state.
Flathead fans rejoice - this shoebox woodie has a
stout flatmotor, and the pair of Strombergs are the real deal.
Typical of the wooden wonders at Santa Cruz, this
'51 Ford is very desirable, though models of this vintage are
relatively inexpensive to acquire.
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Another street rod - this '39 Ford Deluxe runs a
late LS1 Chevy aluminium small block motor & box.
What do you call a shoebox Ford that is also a
woodie? A wooden shoe box?
Walter Hickey's stock bodied '36 Ford station
wagon has the right wheels for a such an understated hot rod.
The shoebox Fords were everywhere, and the lower
they were, the better they appeared.
Not apparent in this shot, this Cadillac is one
of 4 made with the 6 door option. It spent its working life bussing
people to & from a San Diego hotel.
Rob's unusual looking Stromberg 97 carbs, aren't
carbs - they are fuel injection throttle bodies. Rob says it is a
gas hog, but they may need more fiddling with.
Imagine a place where you could see two quite
rare Buick woodys, and they were the same colour. What are the odds
of that happening?
We said there were lots of shoebox Fords, and the
event was all the better for it.
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