Thread: What never was a woody, but would make a cool woody?

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Originally Posted by rspears

When you're working with wood, I'm not sure I understand how a curved line is going to be that much more expensive than a square corner box? Just saying, to slope the top at a nice sweep is just two pieces of wood on the sides, and the top laterals stay the same. On the sides, having it narrower at the bottom than the top, or even bulging out with top & bottom the same is just a band saw cut, right? Or like Matt says, some bent wood laminations.... To me the boxy square wooden body of the T's is boring. Any hack builder can do a square box, raised panels.

Can you tell I've never worked with wood?

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Originally Posted by Matthyj

Ryan, I will get the guys number this weekend, he won the cowl at the NSRA giveaway this memorial weekend so he should make a "deal". Go to Curry's Hot Rods Inc. ~ 417-332-2667 ~ Southwest Missouri's ONLY Full Service Rod Shop & Hot Rod Retail Store! and then go to gallery and pic project cars, thats Tony Curry's web site and he is building a 32 woody, one of the best, nicest and talented rod builders in Missouri ( shop is south of Springfield) It is his personal build off a Boyd Coddington sketch that was never built, I am sure he would give you any needed advice on a start, I have went with him and gave him suggestions on the woodwork, he's very talented and doesn't need shown just suggested (I have done a lot of bent wood laminating) you can see his subfloor that is fastened to the frame, everything is built off of it (the way Hercules builds 'em) these thing sell for big bucks, I have several books on woodies and was actually a woody club member for several years, I might be able to get you some info if I remember where I put it, I also have Chiavettas plans somewhere.

We are heading to the Lake of the Ozarks in a month. I might have to arrange a time to go meet with him. The pics I see on his site definitely looks cool to me and it definitely looks do able.

For ideas of what can be done, check out this site Ryan:

Hercules-Campbell Body Co, Hercules Campbell, Robert Campbell, Tarrytown, Campbell-Built, Woodie, War Wagons, Woody - Coachbult.com

Nash woodie. Look at a 40 Nash, might surprise you how close to ford it is. If later Nash or rambler woodie from the 50's

Member Mike52 shared pictures of some woodies under construction with me several years back, taken on one of his visits to talk to the guy that does all of the cars at The Hercules Motor Car Company in Tampa - Herculesmotorcarcompany - Hercules Motor Car Company inc As I recall, Cecil starts with flat sheet metal and builds the cowl section from scratch, then forms the wood structure with steel bracing, replicating the OEM designs closely. Quite a craftsman!

All those are pretty cool, but for "one that never was...." I've always been impressed by this one...........

But then, if you feel ambitious and have a good carving hand, there's this one (yes the whole body formed in wood)...

Wow, that would be quite a job right there! That is really cool.

Ryan, Tried to send you a PM but your box is full, send me one after you empty some space and I will send you the guys name and number with the 32 firewall (not a full cowl) but the price is right!

There is a complete woody body kit for sale on the H.A.M.B. right now; the title of the post on the "cars for sale" is "32 Ford Woody Project".

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A wooden firewall doesn't seem like the best idea

Ryan, check this out on Craigslist tonight. Albuquerque New Mexico

Boyd Cottington Work in Progress

That looks like a great project, hard to beat really! I don't know who Boyd Cottington is (I do know hwo Boyd Coddington was), but I have to think the lawsuit in the link at the end is stopping all the claims and now they are playing the name thing
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That 40 does look like a great project! I'm guessing the price is a fake one.

Originally Posted by Rrumbler

There is a complete woody body kit for sale on the H.A.M.B. right now; the title of the post on the "cars for sale" is "32 Ford Woody Project".

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Is it the $10k one? I did search and see it if that is the one you found.