Vehicle Description
Chassis No. 185342074
With more than just updated styling for 1940, the Ford Station
Wagons offered increased passenger comfort, interior space, and
numerous mechanical improvements. The De Luxe models offered
additional trim and finish work, including a finer finish of the
select grain hard maple and birch bodywork with a high varnish
finish. This excellent combination of style and utility makes it
appropriately set for use at grand country estates, resorts,
country clubs, or simply running errands. With room for up to eight
people, the car was ideally suited to transport people and their
luggage from the airport, train station, or pier for any
occasion.
Today, these timeless station wagons remain beloved by enthusiasts
and collectors alike for the same reasons as when they were new.
This lovely De Luxe Station Wagon was restored in Black, one of the
six colors originally offered. It provides an excellent contrast
with the beautiful maple wood frame with birch panels. Inside, the
interior is finished in saddle leather with brown carpets and
binding. Powering the car is a modern Ford 302 cu-in V8 mated to an
automatic transmission. For added braking confidence, the car is
upgraded with four-wheel disc brakes. It also benefits from a
replacement tilting steering column with electric power steering
and Vintage Air air conditioning for increased comfort and
convenience. Completing the detailed restoration of this Woodie is
the rear-mounted spare wheel in a hard metal cover, painted steel
wheels with chrome trim rings, De Luxe script hubcaps, whitewall
tires, and bumper-mounted fog lights.
Restored by a collector from the Lake Tahoe region of Nevada, the
current owner, a noted Southern California collector of European
and American classics, purchased the car after being so impressed
by its level of detail and desirable upgrades. The car has remained
in climate-controlled storage with continual service work rendered
by the in-house mechanic. As presented, this charming Woodie is an
ideal form of effortlessly enjoyable transportation for family
outings and car shows and remains a captivating icon of its
era.
