​1929 FORD "WOODY" WAGON

• 1929 was the first year of the Station wagon. Henry Ford modeled them after the "Depot Hacks" that delivered goods to the train stations. His idea was to merge the horse drawn wagon with the automobile.
• This particular example is believed to be one of the six prototypes built by Ford. The prototypes feature "ship lap" joints instead of the more modern "finger joints".
• By 1929 Ford employed 162,270 workers in the US alone and the annual wage bill was 300 million dollars. He raised his daily wage from $5.00 to $7.00 that year. 
• These station wagons were built in Ford's Iron Mountain facility ,in the upper peninsula of Michigan, of maple harvested from the forest.
• Ford built 5,200 of these wagons and they were the second most expensive car Ford produced in 1929. The most expensive car was the open front Town Car.
• The model A was the first car to use laminated safety glass windshield.
• The engine is a 4 cylinder with 200.5 cubic and produces 40 horsepower. The pistons are aluminum.
• The gearbox is a three speed, it has worm and peg steering and cable operated four-wheel brakes. 
• It rides on a 103.5 inch wheelbase.
• Price when new: $695.00