I've seen similar truck based woodie conversions from other manufacturers of the era, but this is the first I've seen done on a Bonus Built chassis. Anybody ever seen one of these in person? Where? Wouldn't you love to find one of these hidden away in a barn somewhere! Stu

 

Maybe some type of bus conversion? Conversions like this were popular as sightseeng buses and "dude ranch" transportation out in the SW.

 

Yeah, they were used a lot as school buses, depot hacks, book mobiles, and ambulances too. The books that I've seen on woodies includes pics of GM, IH, and Dodge versions, but this is the only example I've seen (off the web) this late into the '40s or '50 on a Ford chassis. The combination of a real made-to-work truck and a woodie has real appeal. I'm hoping somebody's seen one in a museum somewhere. I'm always up for a road trip. Stu

 

All it needs is some "Expedition" badges and a powerstroke and you have the perfect family wagon!!

That is pretty neat

Bobby

 

In one of my older copies of the V8 Times, there is an old ad for a 48-50 F2 or 3 woodie, I can't remember the company. Must be Cantrel or Campbell. I will look for it when I think of it. I've told you about the other M-Hs I'm aware of. I thought; Hmmm, a 1952 F3 M-H woodie. I've seen pictures of Dodge'em PW woodies. I didn't know for sure that Fords were converted untill I saw the old reprint of the ad in the 'Times.

 

Autolit is currently offering a two page brochure for the Campbell Woodie Station Wagon:





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I would love to find one of the trucks, I love the odd. It seems the Campbell made them for any make of truck. There is a little more information at the following sites:

http://www.oldwoodies.com/feature-woodietrucks.htm

http://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/woody/waterloo.html

 

Owen - our minds work alike! Bob - THANKS! I hadn't seen it. Some timing, heh? I've bid, we'll see if somebody else really wants it. Your old woodies site is where I found that picture. Owen - I missed that add in the V8 Times, but did you see the one in the July/August 04 issue where Tom Cotter found two MHs, one a '40 woodie wagon and the other a '46 Super Deluxe Coupe! Cotter must have quite a network, not to mention the bucks to restore them right. His woodie collection I hear is incredible. I'm reading his new book on barn finds. Good book. Thanks guys. Stu

 

It was in Jan/Feb 2002 p. 5. It doesn't give the manufacturer, but the dealer; Matthewson Motors, Inc. Queens Village, NY. The price, $3275 FOB. The picture looks just like the one on the brochure Bob posted. I didn't see the one in the 04, but will look whe I have a chance. I'll bet some 48-52 3/4 ton M-H's were converted.

My biggest problem is that I don't have one project started before I plan another in my mind. I've had a M-H Bonus Built woodie spinning in my mind for a while. Just think, an F3 pickup and woodie M-H!

Bob, there is a 39 (I think) Railway Express on the auction site. Not a Bonus Built, but odd. There's a 48-50 in North Dakota sitting in a yard, at least there was this summer.

 

About 30 years ago I knew a guy who was into restoring rare old vehicles. He had an original camper conversion built on a 1927 Stuart truck chassis (think it'd hard to find Ford parts... ) One of the first motorhomes I'd guess.

 

Awesome! It'd be freakin' awesome to haul my future family around in one of those ... I'll probably settle for a converted panel truck though.

 

The odd ***** are the most interesting. How many times have we gone to shows and seen the crowds gather around a truck that wasn't nearly as well restored as some others, but it was none-the-less distinctive. Bob - like the F-8 at last year's Dash to the Dells. And Owen, there's nothin' wrong with planning ahead, or dreaming. While you can't count on finding that MH F2/3 woodie in a barn, you keep your eyes and ears open just the same. Tom Cotter found the MH '46 coupe in an Old Car Trader as I recall. He, though, seems to make it a habit of being in the right place at the right time. I'd say that Chuck4850 is the one to say if he's ever seen or heard of your MH F2/3 woodie. It seems logical that they'd have made some. Stu

 

Here's a you tube video I found today of a Campbell Woody mix of bonus built cab and chassis, with earlier model campbell conversion on the back of it? Anyone else know what this is? YouTube - Ford F1 1948 Woody Wagon parte 3/6

 

Kind of not really restored the way it should have been YouTube - Ford F1 1948 Woody Wagon parte 1/6

 

I have three pics of this one. Also, in the video series, you'll see the front has coil springs. As much as I'd love to re-create one of these, having true originals for modeling after is difficult at best, IMO.

 

I like the first pic , it looks like it had artillery wheels on it? Thanks, Mark