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I wanted to share this super nice '29 Model A Woody wagon. This belongs to a gentleman around the corner from me. He has been telling me about it and during the warm of the day on Saturday he brought it by the house and we went for a drive. It is a spectacular car and while I'm not Model A expert, I can say Ive never seen one like it. He is a custom cabinet maker so it's right up his alley.
Model A's had wire wheels, not wooden wheels. These wheels were originally on something else, as the width and the size of the hubs is much too large for an A that had 21" wheels in 1928/29.
A friend of mine has an all original 1929 Model A Station Wagon, he's owned it since the 1960's. The original owner was actress Gloria Swanson, she used it on her ranch.
I googled it and came up with a Ford Barn thread about very similar (maybe the same?) station wagons with those wheels. They were made as an accessory by none other than Motor Wheel Corp.
Beautiful vehicle, Howard, bet that was a fun ride!
The owner told me that the wood spoke wheels were an option on this car. They are Motor Wheel Corp wheels as Ross mentioned, with the MW hub covers.
I looked at my Model A reference for the list of genuine Ford accessories. These wheels are not listed, so they were one of a gazillion aftermarket parts offered for A's.
I used to have a Model "A" and researched them at length. Ford never offered wooden wheels on the "A." A dealer could do that, but they would come from the factory with wire wheels.
WOW!!! That is unbelievable craftsmanship. Has he had to do any restoration on the wood itself, aside from an occasional refinishing?
He told me that it was very close to this condition when he bought it. He has done a few things here and there- most recently a carb rebuild just before oor drive this past weekend.
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