countrytravler Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Customers car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 "ooOoo" - The classic replacement or aftermarket hubcap!Nice looking "woody"! Haven't seen one with that high of an arched top before. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Customer said aftermarket caps.Has 3 row seat. Just detailing the car then possibly going up for sale.Body is Contrail? Was done on long Island? Edited October 5, 2014 by countrytravler (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Looks alot like a wagon that was at the Hershey show last year. Looks like sealed beam headlamps! If it is the same car, I noticed several non-original adaptations on the car. carried a hefty price tag too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Customer said aftermarket caps.Has 3 row seat. Just detailing the car then possibly going up for sale.Body is Contrail? Was done on long Island?I cannot tell what the label says, but a book I have has identified a body just like that one as a U.S. Body & Forging Company of Buffalo, New York. Not sure what the differences are between the Cantrell and U.S. Body & Forging bodies are. I think Cantrell may have made the bodies for the larger trucks....like this one....I could be wrong. Maybe someone here can tell us who made which bodies. Edited October 5, 2014 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1936 D2 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looks like a '35 hood ornament too. Could it be some kind of early' 36 model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 A 1935 hood ornament with out mods wouldn't fit. Here is a 35 ornament that I put up to a 37 truck grill for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I could very easily be wrong about this, but because these were pick up truck based, I don't think that this wagon should have horn covers. Correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 That is a car front endcar windshieldcar hoodcar fenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Geez, how could I have missed the windshield?! Well, I suppose that the body builder was entitled to choose which front end he started out with. The wagons are usually on a truck frame, though, aren't they? Do you think that is because the woodie body is much heavier than a sedan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) I doing a little research ,I like Hudsy, think there's something strange about this car. It's either a special built unit or it's a composite build. I'm almost positive that I saw this car at Hershey last year. Same dark green color. In checking, I've noticed that all the wagons were LC based with truck sheet metal . The tailamps are different also as this car uses four door tailamps. All the photos I've seen of other wagons also show the right side spare like the trucks carry. If this car has a side mount it's got to be the car type as the truck spares ride higher. I think this car also has the car dash and instrument panel which does not jive with the LC base. I think I've seen some pics of this car with a white top, maybe older photos. I don't doubt the originality of the wooden body itself, but I would like to see it's build card to determine if this is a real car built by Dodge. Personally I think it's a composite restoration. Just my opinion. Edited October 12, 2014 by jpage (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) We have a 1934 Dodge DR Hearse that is built on a car frame. Its mostly wood from the cowl back. We have a 37 Dodge limo on a car chassis. Edited October 12, 2014 by countrytravler (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Looking through the master parts book for 36 to 40 Dodge truck, no mention parts for the Woody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Is this basically the same type that Amigo is restoring on this forum? It's on a car chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) What is a Hearst? Or did you mean hearse. Yeah, you're right, Amigo's wagon is on a car chassis. That opens up some new questions; are they considered Westchester Suburbans or are they just wagons? How many were built and where? Why build two different versions? Anyone have any answers? Edited October 12, 2014 by jpage (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Sorrymy bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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