Each year in September, Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas, California, is host to one of the best car shows in San Diego County, featuring the Woodie:
A Woodie has bodywork constructed of wood or simulated wood. The style first appeared in the early 1930s when the wood was actually a structural component of the car. Eventually it became simply an applied decoration to the side and doors. I think its heyday was with the 1950s and ’60s surfing generation.
Just about every car manufacturer of the ’50s and ’60s featured at least one Woodie in its car lineup, which makes seeing such lineups at Woodie car shows quite interesting.
I fell in love with all of them….
Well, except for this one:
I’m the last person you would want to restore a car. By the time I finished, it would be something like what Johnny Cash described in “One Piece At A Time.”
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Great cars. Thanks for sharing,
Pit
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What a wonderful event. (if we only had a spare garage….time could be found….to a gearhead, the money would be well spent? It’s too far. We are NOT coming for it)
Great pix!
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It was only $8,500. They had a couple of other fixer-uppers. One had a price tag of $31,500.
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Love ’em
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My oldest daughter makes this noise of approval when she sees old, cool cars. It sounds something of a combination of what I might sound like if I saw Jennifer Lawrence bringing me a plate of barbecue on a crisp and sunny fall day.
I’m making that noise right now, my friend. Sweet.
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