Woodie. Beaver Falls, PA
1949 Ford Custom Station Wagon.
When Ford introduced the all-new 1949 Custom Station Wagon on June 8th, 1948, the result was something that took the public by pleasant surprise. The new design welcomed in a more streamlined and futuristic body design with many changes inside and out.
This was the first year Ford did away with all wood bodies and were equipped with steel roofs, tailgates, and doors. The decision for an all-steel structure helped to eliminate road noise. Another first for the all steel design allowed for a roof headliner in Ford wagons. The 1949 model was also the first year the two-door wagon was favored over the four-door wagon, yet even with this change, the new model could still comfortably seat the same number of passengers. The New York Fashion Academy declared it “Fashion Car of the Year”. Not only was the ‘49 visually stunning to most, if not all, but Ford was also able to smash its competition in sales that year as well.
Ford offered their station wagon to the public six months before Chevrolet and nine months before Plymouth, and saw a production increase of over 300 percent from the previous year. 1949 proved to be Ford’s year and they could rightfully claim they were America’s number one auto manufacturer.
Nicknamed the “shoebox” Ford, this 1949 Ford Custom Station Wagon is every bit as handsome as it seems.
Woodie. Beaver Falls, PA
1949 Ford Custom Station Wagon.
When Ford introduced the all-new 1949 Custom Station Wagon on June 8th, 1948, the result was something that took the public by pleasant surprise. The new design welcomed in a more streamlined and futuristic body design with many changes inside and out.
This was the first year Ford did away with all wood bodies and were equipped with steel roofs, tailgates, and doors. The decision for an all-steel structure helped to eliminate road noise. Another first for the all steel design allowed for a roof headliner in Ford wagons. The 1949 model was also the first year the two-door wagon was favored over the four-door wagon, yet even with this change, the new model could still comfortably seat the same number of passengers. The New York Fashion Academy declared it “Fashion Car of the Year”. Not only was the ‘49 visually stunning to most, if not all, but Ford was also able to smash its competition in sales that year as well.
Ford offered their station wagon to the public six months before Chevrolet and nine months before Plymouth, and saw a production increase of over 300 percent from the previous year. 1949 proved to be Ford’s year and they could rightfully claim they were America’s number one auto manufacturer.
Nicknamed the “shoebox” Ford, this 1949 Ford Custom Station Wagon is every bit as handsome as it seems.