My father is working on an interesting project. He's not the most computer savvy guy out there, and he is also very modest, so I figured I would take the opportunity to show off his project. It's so cool that someone needs to show it off. It's a '28/29 Model A Woodie. He started with a stock frame then boxed it and built custom crossmembers and rear suspension. It will have a rebuilt 289. The cowl and fenders are stock, but the body will be mahogany. He got a whole truckload of beautiful mahogany extremely cheap. The photos below show the sheetmetal mocked up on the frame so we could start the design of the wooden body. I'll post renderings of how it will look soon. Then he'll build a floor and a steel cage which will be hidden inside the wood. He's an ambitious guy. And extremely talented with wood. Thanks for looking. Stay tuned.
I hope your dad was able to drive down to Ogunquit to the National Woodie show last summer, over 75 cars. We had a cruise thru Kennebunk. There are three Woodie shows planed for your area this summer, Mystic Seaport, Ogunquit ME. and Whareham MA.
Forgot to mention, the National Woodie Club offers plans for Model A woodies. I believe they are $20.
I've been to the Ogunquit show a couple times. My dad made it a few years ago, but it was a pretty small turnout. We'll hopefully make it again this year. Thanks for the heads-up.
Last year was a "National Event", so there were over 75 Woodies, you missed a good one! The National event will be held on the East coast every three years, so this year will be back to about 25 cars.
Mahogany should be beautiful! Current mockup looks great, the stuff of envy. Any plans yet for the sheet metal color to go with the dark mahogany? I'll also be watching for updates as the body takes shape. Lynn
Pontnak123: Fairly certain that Turquoise woody is the same Boyd built woody I hauled back from CA in about 2001 for my friend Gary in Omaha? He traded it to Alan Cape in Missouri and then it disappeared
krylon 32. kirk from the woody works in cincy built for ron howard. ron howard sold to boyd .boyd sold to gary in Omaha. ridler car builder by the name of smith in texas bought it and put in a 276 flattie and a c-4. I bought it and drove several years and then sold to mike weeks in Washington state. he pulled the torque thrusts and put steelies and 50 merc caps. i then bought it back and pulled the flattie and c-4 and put a new sbc and turbo 350 back in then sold to mark in virgina t
I just noticed this post, I am not sure how far along you are with the project, especially with the upheaval of Covid but I thought you might find this of interest.
Progress on the woodie has been slow. The weather here was warm and dry all summer and fall, so my father spent most of his time on outdoor projects. Now that it's getting cold he's back on the hot rod. He's got the rebuilt 289 just about ready to fire up on the test stand. He'll then mount it in the car so he can recess the firewall around it. We spent a few hours starting to saw and plane the mahogany. In its previous life it was a huge sign on the side of a performing arts building. The pile you see in front of him is about half of the wood. The rendering below is my attempt to visualize the car all built out. I've also made him dimensional drawings of the wooden body, which is our own design, of course with bits and pieces borrowed from those who came before us. Hopefully this fall and winter he'll make some huge gains forward. Stay tuned.
Mahogany machine really nice, should work great for your car. Years ago a neighbor gave me some reclaimed planks from the interior of a boat which I used for the bed floor in my 31 pickup. Look forward to this build. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I just bought a plank of Sapele, African Mahogany. 11'x11.75"x1". It was $82.00 from Edensaw in Port Townsend WA. Gotta replace a couple planks on my '64 Owens 40' Tahitian. Dave
The wood in the photo is about half the sign. He paid $50 for the whole sign, so his board-foot cost is pretty low!
Can someone photoshop the cool rendering with less of a chopped top? I think vehicles designed to haul stuff look better without diminished capabilities! JMHO.
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