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Wavecrest Woodie Car Show at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas

Hosted by the San Diego Woodie Club

These photos were taken at the September 20, 2014 Wavecrest Woodie Show, the largest woodie car show in the world. I arrived a little late, so only got about half the cars that were there.

The pics are sorted by year then make. To see the same photos sorted the other way (make then year), click here.

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'29 Ford Model A Woodie

The 1929 Ford Model A woodie was the first station wagon to be marketed as a regular production model.

'29 - '31 (?) Ford

'30 Ford Model A Woodie

'32(?) Ford

'32 Ford Hercules

'32 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Boat Tail Tourer

'33 or '34 Ford

'34(?) Ford

'37 Ford Hercules

'37 Ford Woodie

'37 Ford Classic Woodie

'37 Ford Woodie

'37 Chevy

'38 Ford Woodie

'38 Packard Model 1600 Station Wagon

'40 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Phantom Woodie

'40 Ford Station Wagon

'40 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Deluxe

'40 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Standard

'40 Pontiac Deluxe

'41 Ford Deluxe

'41 Ford Super

'41(?) Ford

'41 Ford Woodie

'41 Ford Station Wagon

'41 Mercury

'41 Plymouth Model P12 Special Deluxe Station Wagon

'41 Packard Model 120

'42 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon All original wood, in exceptional condition due to hand formed aluminum roof installed in 1946 (cost $1100, more than used value of car in '46). Featued in March '52 issue of Motor Trend.

'42 Mercury Woodie

'46 Ford Super Deluxe

'46 Ford Station Wagon

'46 Ford

'46 Ford Station Wagon

'46 Mercury

'47 or '48 Ford

'47 Ford Woodie

'47 Ford

'47 or '48 Ford (right-hand drive)

'47 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman

Most woodies were station wagons. Some notable exceptions include the 1946-48 Nash Suburban sedans, the 1946-48 Ford and Mercury Sportsman convertibles (see above), and the 1946-50 Chrysler Town and Country convertibles and sedans (see below).

'47 Ford Station Wagon

'47 Ford

'47 Mercury Woodie

'47 Mercury 4-door

'47 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

'47 or '48 Chevrolet Woodie

'47 Chevy Station Wagon

'47 Oldsmobile

'47 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

'47 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

'47 Chrysler Town and Country

Looks like a '46 - '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe

'47(?) Plymouth

'48 Ford Woodie

'48 Ford Station Wagon

'48 Ford Deluxe

'48 Ford Super Deluxe

'48 Mercury Woodie

'48 Mercury Station Wagon

'48 Chevy Woodie Wagon

'48 Chevy Fleetmaster

'48 Pontiac Streamliner Standard Station Wagon

'48 Pontiac

'48 Pontiac Silver Streak

'48 Chrysler Town and Country

'48 Dodge 1/2 Ton 4x4

Many will argue that 1948 was the last year of the "true woodies." All wagons (except the Willys Jeep) were prewar designs. Wood was structural as well as ornamental and roofs were made of wood and covered by water-proofed fabric (one notable exception was the Chrysler Town & Country, which in 1941, was the first wagon with a steel roof).

The 1949 model year, introduced first by Ford in June 1948, brought postwar design. All wagons now had steel roofs and steel inner structures with wood often appearing in side panels, doors, and tailgates.

'49 through '51 Ford and Mercury wagons are all 2-door models with all-steel bodies, applying real wood over steel.

'49 Ford

'49 Chrysler Town and Country

'49 DeSoto Deluxe

'49 Dodge

'49 Dodge Power Wagon

'49 Plymouth Special Deluxe

1949 was the last year exterior wood was used for Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile wagons.

'50 Ford

'50 Ford Custom

'50 Ford

'50 Ford Custom Deluxe

'50 Chevy Woodie

'50 Chrysler Royal Wagon

'50 Plymouth Special Deluxe

'50 Plymouth

1950 was the last year of the Chrysler and Plymouth woodies.

'51 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford

'51 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford

'51 Ford Country Squire

1951 was the last year that production Ford and Mercury wagons had real wood.

'52 Ford Sea Country

'52 Buick

'52 Dodge Wagon

'53 Buick Estate Wagon

1953 Buicks where the last production American station wagons to feature real wood on the exterior.

'55 Mercury Station Wagon

'59 Morris Traveler

PT Cruiser Woodie

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34mc564204ba on Oct 11, 2014 said:

Thank you for posting these photos and descriptions. I really appreciate them.

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nickmon4321 on Oct 26, 2014 said:

Great job with the "woodie's"....Brings back many good memories.!!!

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Anonymous on Oct 26, 2014 said:

Awesome, I remember them well. Thank you for the memories.

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Anonymous on Oct 27, 2014 said:

Is the '52 Dodge Airporter from Altadena ? I used to know of one like this owned by J.P. in the mid 1970's .

No one mentioned all the Dodge woodies here are truck based .

-Nate

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Anonymous on Oct 30, 2014 said:

Great job with the pictures...It shows the Woodies got lots of TLC. /Bonnie C.

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LethalAMX on Nov 4, 2014 said:

Lots of great shots of some very Nice Cars! Looks like it was wonderful show by the beach. Thanks for sharing this. -Garage Asylum

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Anonymous on Sep 3, 2015 said:

If I had the extra cash I would love to pick up another Dodge Magnum in Cream/off white and do a Woodie on it. Unfortunately, it wood be Veneer on metal w/trim. In My mind I think it wood look really Cool! Cam You See it? Maybe even the roof.

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Mario on Dec 15, 2022 said:

Great Page on Woodies Brandon! Just came across this now. I did a Page on the 53 Buick Estate Woody as the Last True Woody as you also say.

Interesting is the 1948 Woody was the last year for Structural Woodys where after that the wood was placed on steel bodys. Many THUMBS UP on this Page! Cheers, Mario

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Brandon on Dec 15, 2022 said:

Thanks Mario, aka the king of car show coverage pages!

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Mario on Dec 15, 2022 said:

Thank you Brandon, Lets Go Brandon!

I really enjoy your very creative website and the Gear Heads on it!

Have a great happy Holidays and welcome the new year!

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Wavecrest Woodie Car Show at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas

Hosted by the San Diego Woodie Club

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