Holey COWL!

While working to locate door latches, I sent an email off to Mr. Dick Spadaro

Dick confirmed that latches were of the least of my worries.. As 38 - 40 ford woodie rear fenders are specific to woodie wagons.

Worse yet, I had the wrong COWL.. (as Woodie cowls are unique to wagons as well)

Fortunately, Early in November my friends Bryan (Tokyo) ,Kevin (MAZ) and I had planned to head to a "yard" we had heard about..

It was there that I stumbled on the remains of a 1939 ford DELUXE Woodie cowl.



Although it was in terrible condition. I have been able (so far) to graft it onto my other cowl and it appears it will work out well..





In addition I had the good fortune to spot this seat frame, which is also for a 38 - 40 Ford Woodie:

OH NO! these things are expensive

Soon after purchasing the wood I learned just how expensive this project was about to become..

Door latches for 38 - 40 ford Woodie are specific to Woodie Wagon.. and I only had ONE (thanks to Junior!)

worse yet.. one Woodie door latch had just sold for almost 600.00 on ebaymotors!

Through some careful sniping, I managed to get the 3 other latches, thank goodness for auctionzip!

Wood, Found at Hershey 2007

This year Hershey was all about good luck.. (2007)

A 40 ford Woodie is at the top of my "most wanted" cars..

This past fall, at the National AACA fall meet (Hershey!) I overcame another hurdle in owning one..

This wood is actually a "take off" by a restoration shop in new england..its not "good enough" for a 100 point car..

However, i think it will be perfect for my project because I want to build something that I will not be afraid to use..

I missed the opportunity to buy this wood in August.. but (W) at Hershey I managed to make it happen.




Not sure if I have stopped smiling since..




































One point of interest is the JOMA "mirror thermometer" that came in a box of "spare parts" with the wood. This is significant because my other 40 Ford sports a pair of these mirrors, and I have sought after them for quite some time.

Pushing my luck further on my second day at Hershey (in the pouring down rain) I found the correct spare tire carrier with the all important O1A part number.

Its shape indicated that it was for a Woodie.. and it fit perfectly..

Better yet.. it was ONLY $5.00

The last photo shows the tire holder installed.