Woodie Construction Details

[rspears]

Anyone know of any good books showing the details of construction for an OEM early 30's woodie? I'm interested in joining methods, windows, top construction, etc.

[echnidna]

early 30's is only basic joinery.
sorry I can't think of any books but I'll do a search on my hard drive and see if I have any threads filed.
windows are usually side curtains like in a soft top roadster etc and just clip on

just finished searching my hd , sorry I haven't collected any woodie build threads

[406Rich]

A lot of mortise and tenon....seems to me there is a site out there...Her`s one Roger
Woodie Cars & Trucks - Old Woodies

[rspears]

Thanks for the link, Rich. I figured the joinery was pretty basic mortise & tenons, just trying to get my head around the pieces and parts. There's a fellow who lives nearby who has built two or three classic woodies and has them at his garage. I need to go visit him when we get home and pick his brain for details. I've found a few books, but they appear to be picture books vs details of construction.

[cffisher]

It took a friend of mine about 8 years to do his Chevy woody. Car was great but he lost it in a fire. Along with a bunch of other fine cars

[rspears]

Found a book, "Do It Yourself Guide to Woodie Woodworking,: A hands on guide to restoring wood bodied station wagons" by Richard Bloechl on Amazon. Sounds like it may be a pretty good look at the joinery used. Should be waiting for me when we get home.