Pontiac woodie

A woodie is a type of car, more specifically an early station wagon (US) or estate car/shooting brake (UK), in which the rear portion of the car's bodywork is made of wood. Frequently this wood is visible, since it is covered in a clear finish, either over the entire wooden area or sometimes just on the framework with the interior panels painted. Pontiac woodie. ... Pontiac woodie. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ...

The vast majority of woodies were produced before the end of the 1950s at which time safety regulations and changing automotive fashions meant the effective end of the style. Woodies were generally not produced by the original car manufacturer, but were third-party conversions of regular vehicles. Some were done by large, reputable coachbuilding firms, while others were built by local carpenters and craftsmen for individual customers. the first thing that was invented was the automatic DILDO. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education. ... A coachbuilder is a manufacturer of bodies for carriages or automobiles. ... Carpenter at work in Tennessee, June 1942. ...

It is a derivative of the body-on-frame method of car construction. Earlier cars generally had aluminium or steel panels bolted on top of the wood framing. Woodies were originally cheaper because they didn't need these panels and their fitment and painting. So railway stations used them for hackwork of luggage and petty shipments; hence the name, station wagon. The tradition of the woodie remains in the woodgrain decals and plastic beams attached to a structural steel body of many station wagons. These imitations are considered deceitful for the same reasons that modern architects maintain Adolf Loos's statement, "Ornament is Crime." Body-on-frame is an automobile construction technology. ... Adolf Loos (December 10, 1870 in Brno, Moravia–August 8, 1933 in Vienna, Austria) was an early-20th century Viennese architect. ...

Biscuter Commercial 200 C from Spain

This car body style was popular both in the United States and the United Kingdom. Woodies were produced from all kinds of cars, from basic to luxury, but the most popular conversions in the US were large, powerful but not highly luxurious models. By contrast, in Europe early woodies were usually built on luxury car platforms such as Rolls-Royce. In the 1960s the Morris Minor and Mini Traveller were more basic vehicles factory built in woodie style. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 446 pixelsFull resolution (2025 × 1130 pixel, file size: 171 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Biscúter Comercial 200 C from a side. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 446 pixelsFull resolution (2025 × 1130 pixel, file size: 171 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Biscúter Comercial 200 C from a side. ... Biscúter was a microcar manufactured in Spain during the mid_20th century. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... Later Morris Minor Van with aftermarket rear side windows Morris Minor Traveller (estate) Morris Minor Rally The revolutionary Morris Minor (the prototype was called Mosquito) was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September, 1948. ... For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ...

In the 1960s and to some degree the 1970s woodies were considered undesirable, unfashionable old vehicles. California surfers, among others, realised the potential of these cars; they were cheap, large enough to carry a good number of people, surfboards and equipment, and could be fixed up with woodworking skills. Thus, the woodie became the archetypal vehicle of the surfer; the popular surf-pop group The Beach Boys directly referred to them in several of their songs. There is probably a higher population of surviving woodies in California than anywhere else, aided by the area's ideal climate for preserving the vehicles; warm, dry but not desiccating, with rare rainfall and less snow—hence, no road salt. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ...

These days, woodies are highly collectible antique cars and a good example can fetch a very large amount of money. The wooden bodywork has often not survived all that well, increasing the rarity. A collectible (or collectable) is typically a manufactured item designed for people to collect. ... An antique car is generally defined as a car over 25 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America and many other organisations worldwide. ...

External links

• National Woodie Club
• Old woodies page
• Waterloo's Campbell woodies