Wooden cars of days gone by
Before fiberglass and carbon fiber the fiber of choice was wood.
Wood was sometimes used in cars for a number of reasons.
Wood is attractive. Wood was lighter than steel so you needed a smaller engine to power the car.
Here are 4 of the coolest wooden cars.
The Chrysler Town and Country
It's the classic woodie. These station wagons were build of wood because it was a simpler cheaper way to build a full wagon body than working with steel at that time.
Those woodie wagons ended up getting famous for serving as the stereotypical surfer transportation of choice before the days of VW Buses, Dodge vans, and whatever else. Cool as it was to hang out with Jan and Dean, if we had to pick just one woodie to represent them all, we'd go for a stunning old Chrysler Town & Country, from the days when Chrysler was a top luxury brand. We are particularly drawn to the prewar fastback sedans, which themselves played a part in replacing wood with metal. They were the first woodie longroofs to have an all-steel roof.
Photo Credit: Joe Ross
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