Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at Auctions America’s Auburn Fall event, September 1-4, 2016.
Estimate:
$ 50,000 - $ 60,000 US
The 1936 Ford V-8 was forwarded by Ford Motor Company as able to provide every modern feature with assurance of continuing factory service. They claimed no experiments were in the production cars; nothing about the Model 48 vehicles had not been repeatedly tried and tested. It was distinguished by a new beauty of line that was combined with outstanding comfort, safety and performance that had put the car in a class of its own for the general public.
Ford passenger cars received a subtle redesign from 1935 with a broad vee’d grille composed of vertical chrome elements, reshaped rear fenders, pressed steel artillery-style wheels and the twin horns of the Deluxe model recessed behind grilles set in the fender ramps. It has come to be regarded as one of the high points of Ford’s 1930s styling, handsomely shaped, streamlined and elegantly balanced.
Station wagons of the period were all built out of wood by specialty firms that took delivery of the completed chassis and its cut-away body. In turn, both the interior and required bodywork were added before shipping it back to the manufacturer for final assembly and inspection. This proved to be a time consuming and costly method.
Ford would open its station wagon assembly line at its Iron Mountain mill in 1936. This allowed Ford to fabricate and assemble at one site. This process resulted in improved fit and finish as inspections could be finalized almost immediately after the new “Woodie” wagon left the assembly line. The popular 1936 Ford Station Wagon featured roll-up front glass windows with canvas side curtains fitted with transparent plastic windows that could be fixed in place for additional protection from adverse elements. Total calendar year production would add up to 791,812 vehicles; the same trusted source reveals that only 7,044 were the desirable, handsome and practical “Woodie” wagon, far fewer are thought to have survived.
Running with the venerable 221-cid, 85-hp V-8 engine that is matched with a three-speed manual transmission without overdrive. The steel bodywork is finished in tan and the interior is presented in brown. This 1936 Ford “Woodie” Station Wagon is offered as having an “older restoration that continues to present very well.”
