Did Cadillac make a 49 Woody?

[Xander Wildeisen]

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/d/flint-1949-cadillac-woody-wagon/7233640002.html

[Matt Harwood]

No, but want!

[padgett]

Believe 49 was the last year for the sedanette (2 door fastback). Is the one I wouldn't kick out of the garage.

[Xander Wildeisen]

I think it is a good looking car. Well done if it is a custom. Thought someone on here would know for sure about production numbers, if it was a factory build.

[Pfeil]

1 hour ago, padgett said:

Believe 49 was the last year for the sedanette (2 door fastback). Is the one I wouldn't kick out of the garage.

It's not called a sedanette. It's called the Club Coupe.

 

 

If it's a Buick it's a Sedanet;

Edited November 19, 2020 by Pfeil (see edit history)

[knee-action]

Beautiful car.

[8E45E]

That appears to be a VERY WELL-DONE job!

 

I'll stick my neck out and say it probably looks better than Packard's concurrent factory offered Station Sedan.

 

Craig

[61polara]

I'd like to know more about if this is a new build or a restoration of a 1949 custom built.  Details are nice overall.

[keiser31]

I like it....

[John348]

6 hours ago, Ben P. said:

 

I’m away from my books on a roadtrip and am no expert (on anything) anyway, but that D-pillar in particular does not resemble anything I’ve ever seen.

 

 

I agree with the angle of the "D" pillar, something about it, also I would think that the rear side windows would have a slider for ventilation, 

 

Please don't get me wrong it is a real nice looking car and I like it a lot myself 

[Studemax]

Custom built, one-off, doesn't matter to me - it's spectacular!

[C Carl]

John Walker, who until recently had been a long-time neighborhood fixture, was building one.   -  CC 

 

 

[JamesR]

2 hours ago, keiser31 said:

I like it....

 

Love it! I think of big woody wagons as the standard transport vehicles of sanitariums and mental hospitals back in the 1950's. I'm pretty sure I got that notion from old movies. 😄 If I had that car, I'd drive it around only while wearing a white orderly's uniform.

[Rusty_OToole]

Cadillac never offered a station wagon. This one may have had a custom body built when it was new, or it could be a recently rebodied "Phantom". A close examination should reveal the truth if the seller won't tell you or doesn't know.

[Restorer32]

There is a 1947 Cadillac Woody in a collection in Maryland. I'm sure, we built it for a client.

[Hudsy Wudsy]

There was one after market body builder in particular who was known for making Cadillac station wagons, whose name I don't recall. Maybe if one was interested enough, they might delve into the origins of these '50s Cadillac wagons:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cadillac+station+wagon+1950s&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiorZjPgZHtAhULxVkKHTi7DFYQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1280&bih=610

Edited November 20, 2020 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history)

[J.H.Boland]

This '49 Cadillac woody was one of two built for MGM studios for ferrying staff and actors around the sets. Steve Plunkett is its' current owner. (RM photo).

[padgett]

Have never had a pickup but wouldn't pass up a Caddy flower car....

[46 woodie]

I agree with Ben and John that "D" pillar is just too thick and doesn't match the lines of the car. The Caddy "Woodie" that's on the lift in the garage has a more pleasing line to it. That being said, I still like the car and the workmanship that went into it.

[bdc]

10 hours ago, JamesR said:

 

Love it! I think of big woody wagons as the standard transport vehicles of sanitariums and mental hospitals back in the 1950's. I'm pretty sure I got that notion from old movies. 😄 If I had that car, I'd drive it around only while wearing a white orderly's uniform.

And have someone in the backseat in a straight jacket? 🤪

[Xander Wildeisen]

https://youtu.be/NVPdZBQm38M

 

[JamesR]

3 hours ago, bdc said:

And have someone in the backseat in a straight jacket? 🤪

 

Yes, and have the words "Sunnydale Home for the Criminally Insane" printed on each of the front doors. The guy in the straight jacket would curiously resemble the Sunnydale's head psychiatrist (he's yelling "Im not crazy! You're the crazy one!") and I'd have a slightly warped smile on my face.

Edited November 20, 2020 by JamesR (see edit history)

[Xander Wildeisen]

One flew over Star Idaho.😄

[SC38dls]

It looks good, someone knew what they were doing, it can't be easy fitting some of those bends and joints.   Maybe Cadillac should have made a production woodie. 

[John348]

8 hours ago, padgett said:

Have never had a pickup but wouldn't pass up a Caddy flower car....

 

I had a two Caddy flower cars over the years the problem is that the front seat is fixed and does not have much adjustment to allow for more leg room. Seems like they were built for short and skinny drivers. They are pretty cool, they have all sorts of drains built in along with storage compartments. If I remember correctly the ones I had were built by S&S 

[KURTRUK]

Beautiful.  I think it is a recent build.  Doors look skinned over with the wood.  Whereas real woodie door frames around the windows are generally thicker, I think these just follow existing frames (skinned over).  Then compare the rear (fabricated?) section.  Thicker construction all around.  And what's with the radii around the door bottoms?  Don't see that on original woodie design.  Still beautiful.

[8E45E]

On 11/22/2020 at 11:24 PM, KURTRUK said:

Beautiful.  I think it is a recent build.  Doors look skinned over with the wood.  Whereas real woodie door frames around the windows are generally thicker, I think these just follow existing frames (skinned over).  Then compare the rear (fabricated?) section.  Thicker construction all around.  And what's with the radii around the door bottoms?  Don't see that on original woodie design.  Still beautiful.

That would (no pun intended!) have been in keeping with what Chrysler did with the Town & Country hardtops in 1949 & '50.  Packard Station Sedans were also wood-skinned on the lower door panels.

 

Craig