Vehicle Description
1950 Mercury Eight Woody Station Wagon IF ONLY THE BEST WILL DO,
YOU JUST FOUND IT Collectors know the 1950 Mercury two door woody
wagon is at the top of the list for desirability and aesthetic
excellence. This thoroughbred station wagon was luxuriously
appointed when compared to other station wagons available at the
time, and since there were less than 1800 wagons made that year,
they are rare to find - especially in pristine original condition.
This is such a car. It has won the Early Ford V8 Club Dearborn
Award - scoring 998 points out of a possible 1000. No detail was
overlooked in its restoration, and it shows. This restoration
entailed a renovation of all electrical, mechanical, wood trim,
paint, leather upholstery, and several accessory items included. It
is, in effect, a brand new 1950 automobile. This spectacular wagon
is very easy and economical to drive with plenty of power to keep
up with modern traffic. The car was featured in the November 2020
issue of the National Woodie Club magazine Woodie Times. This wagon
was meticulously restored to exacting specifications by well-known
woodie collector and restoration expert Nick Alexander between 2009
and 2011. Since then, it has been driven only about 250 miles and
always stored in an air conditioned garage. This particular car is
one of the early production models, manufactured before a change in
details was made in late May of 1950. The early issue 8 passenger
station wagons feature wood panels on their lower tailgates, while
the mid-year models have metal tailgates that were painted to match
the rest of the car, in the later issues, the spare tires were more
recessed. About 800 of the early wagons were produced. In later
production models, some of the African mahogany trim on the
tailgates was deleted in the late production models have a fold
down center row seat, and the rear side window design was
simplified to only two panes by eliminating the aft, fixed pane.
