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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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1929 Ford Model A Woodie

'29 Ford Model A Woodie

1929 Ford Model A Woodie

'29 Ford Model A Woodie

1929 Ford Model A Woodie

'29 Ford Model A Woodie

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

Ford

'29 - '31 (?) Ford

1930 Ford Model A Woodie

'30 Ford Model A Woodie

1930 Ford Model A Woodie

'30 Ford Model A Woodie

1930 Ford Model A Woodie

'30 Ford Model A Woodie

Ford

'32(?) Ford

Ford

'32(?) Ford

1932 Ford Hercules

'32 Ford Hercules

1932 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Boat Tail Tourer

'32 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Boat Tail Tourer

'33 or '34 Ford

'34(?) Ford

1937 Ford Hercules

'37 Ford Hercules

1937 Ford Woodie

'37 Ford Woodie

1937 Ford Classic Woodie

'37 Ford Classic Woodie

1937 Ford Woodie

'37 Ford Woodie

1937 Ford Woodie

'37 Ford Woodie

1937 Ford Woodie

'37 Ford Woodie

1937 Chevy

'37 Chevy

1938 Ford Woodie

'38 Ford Woodie

1938 Packard Model 1600 Station Wagon

'38 Packard Model 1600 Station Wagon

1940 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Woodie

1940 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Woodie

1940 Ford Phantom Woodie

'40 Ford Phantom Woodie

1940 Ford Station Wagon

'40 Ford Station Wagon

1940 Ford Station Wagon

'40 Ford Station Wagon

1940 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Woodie

1940 Ford Deluxe

'40 Ford Deluxe

1940 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Woodie

1940 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Woodie

1940 Ford Woodie

'40 Ford Woodie

1940 Ford Standard

'40 Ford Standard

1940 Pontiac Deluxe

'40 Pontiac Deluxe

1940 Pontiac Deluxe

'40 Pontiac Deluxe

1941 Ford Deluxe

'41 Ford Deluxe

1941 Ford Super

'41 Ford Super

1941 Ford Super

'41 Ford Super

Ford

'41(?) Ford

1941 Ford Woodie

'41 Ford Woodie

1941 Ford Station Wagon

'41 Ford Station Wagon

1941 Mercury

'41 Mercury

1941 Mercury

'41 Mercury

1941 Plymouth Model P12 Special Deluxe Station Wagon

'41 Plymouth Model P12 Special Deluxe Station Wagon

1941 Packard Model 120

'41 Packard Model 120

1941 Packard Model 120

'41 Packard Model 120

1942 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon

'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.

1942 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon

'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.

1942 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon

'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.

1942 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon

'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.

1942 Ford Super Delux Station Wagon

'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.

1942 Mercury Woodie

'42 Mercury Woodie

1946 Ford Super Deluxe

'46 Ford Super Deluxe

1946 Ford Super Deluxe

'46 Ford Super Deluxe

1946 Ford Station Wagon

'46 Ford Station Wagon

1946 Ford Station Wagon

'46 Ford Station Wagon

1946 Ford

'46 Ford

1946 Ford

'46 Ford

1946 Ford Station Wagon

'46 Ford Station Wagon

1946 Mercury

'46 Mercury

Ford

'47 or '48 Ford

1947 Ford Woodie

'47 Ford Woodie

1947 Ford

'47 Ford

1947 Ford

'47 Ford

1947 Ford

'47 Ford

Ford

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

Ford

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

Ford

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

1947 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman

'47 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman

1947 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman

'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).

1947 Ford Station Wagon

'47 Ford Station Wagon

1947 Ford

'47 Ford

1947 Ford

'47 Ford

1947 Mercury Woodie

'47 Mercury Woodie

1947 Mercury 4-door

'47 Mercury 4-door

1947 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

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

1947 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

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

1947 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

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

1947 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

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

1947 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

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

1947 Mercury 4x4, featured in Oct '52 Motor Trend

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

'47 or '48 Chevrolet Woodie

1947 Chevy Station Wagon

'47 Chevy Station Wagon

1947 Chevy Station Wagon

'47 Chevy Station Wagon

1947 Chevy Station Wagon

'47 Chevy Station Wagon

1947 Oldsmobile

'47 Oldsmobile

1947 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

'47 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

1947 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

'47 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

1947 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

'47 Oldsmobile, Wood body by Hercules Body Company

1947 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

'47 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

1947 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

'47 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

1947 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

'47 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

1947 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

'47 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon

1947 Chrysler Town and Country

'47 Chrysler Town and Country

1947 Chrysler Town and Country

'47 Chrysler Town and Country

1947 Chrysler Town and Country

'47 Chrysler Town and Country

Plymouth Special Deluxe

Looks like a '46 - '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe

Plymouth

'47(?) Plymouth

1948 Ford Woodie

'48 Ford Woodie

1948 Ford Station Wagon

'48 Ford Station Wagon

1948 Ford Deluxe

'48 Ford Deluxe

1948 Ford Super Deluxe

'48 Ford Super Deluxe

1948 Ford Super Deluxe

'48 Ford Super Deluxe

1948 Mercury Woodie

'48 Mercury Woodie

1948 Mercury Station Wagon

'48 Mercury Station Wagon

1948 Mercury Station Wagon

'48 Mercury Station Wagon

1948 Chevy Woodie Wagon

'48 Chevy Woodie Wagon

1948 Chevy Fleetmaster

'48 Chevy Fleetmaster

1948 Chevy Fleetmaster

'48 Chevy Fleetmaster

1948 Pontiac Streamliner Standard Station Wagon

'48 Pontiac Streamliner Standard Station Wagon

1948 Pontiac Streamliner Standard Station Wagon

'48 Pontiac Streamliner Standard Station Wagon

1948 Pontiac

'48 Pontiac

1948 Pontiac

'48 Pontiac

1948 Pontiac Silver Streak

'48 Pontiac Silver Streak

1948 Pontiac Silver Streak

'48 Pontiac Silver Streak

1948 Pontiac Silver Streak

'48 Pontiac Silver Streak

1948 Chrysler Town and Country

'48 Chrysler Town and Country

1948 Chrysler Town and Country

'48 Chrysler Town and Country

1948 Dodge 1/2 Ton 4x4

'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.

1949 Ford

'49 Ford

1949 Ford

'49 Ford

1949 Ford

'49 Ford

1949 Chrysler Town and Country

'49 Chrysler Town and Country

1949 DeSoto Deluxe

'49 DeSoto Deluxe

1949 DeSoto Deluxe

'49 DeSoto Deluxe

1949 Dodge

'49 Dodge

1949 Dodge Power Wagon

'49 Dodge Power Wagon

1949 Dodge Power Wagon

'49 Dodge Power Wagon

1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe

'49 Plymouth Special Deluxe

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

1950 Ford

'50 Ford

1950 Ford

'50 Ford

'50 Ford Custom

Ford

'50 Ford

1950 Ford Custom Deluxe

'50 Ford Custom Deluxe

1950 Chevy Woodie

'50 Chevy Woodie

1950 Chrysler Royal Wagon

'50 Chrysler Royal Wagon

1950 Chrysler Royal Wagon

'50 Chrysler Royal Wagon

1950 Chrysler Royal Wagon

'50 Chrysler Royal Wagon

Plymouth Special Deluxe

'50 Plymouth Special Deluxe

'50 Plymouth

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

1951 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Woodie

1951 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Woodie

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

1951 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Woodie

1951 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Woodie

1951 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Woodie

Ford

'51 Ford

1951 Ford Woodie

'51 Ford Woodie

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

1951 Ford Country Squire

'51 Ford Country Squire

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

1952 Ford Sea Country

'52 Ford Sea Country

1952 Ford Sea Country

'52 Ford Sea Country

1952 Buick

'52 Buick

1952 Dodge Wagon

'52 Dodge Wagon

1953 Buick Estate Wagon

'53 Buick Estate Wagon

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

1955 Mercury Station Wagon

'55 Mercury Station Wagon

1959 Morris Traveler

'59 Morris Traveler

PT Cruiser Woodie


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Comments

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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