Mercury Woody Station Wagon, 1949
Chassis No.: 9CM100078 Auction: Kissimmee 2013 Auction date: January 27, 2013 Lot No.: S112 $110,000 | Sold • Exterior: Green • Interior: Green • Body: Station Wagon • Restored low mileage car • All original wood except for new mahogany inserts • Gorgeous Rolls-Royce quality finish • Spectacular interior woodwork • Green leather upholstery • Fitted Wilton wool carpets • Show-prepped Merc flathead V-8 • 3-speed manual • Show stopper While the only immediately obvious departure from original on this stunning 1949 Mercury Woody station wagon are the American Racing Salt Flat Special wheels and radial tires, there is much more to the car than first meets the eye. A restored low-mileage example of Mercury’s famous E.T. Gregorie design, it is more than a restoration in the strictest sense of the word; it is rather a wholesale transformation of the original into a genuine objet d’art using only the very best materials. With the exception of the mahogany door inserts, it retains all the original wood from trees grown by Ford Motor Company at its Iron Mountain, MI timber operation, all of it refinished to the same quality as Rolls Royce woodwork. The body was repainted in its original shade of Berwick Green, again finished to lustrous Concours quality. The same approach went into the interior, which features supple Green leather upholstery, fitted Wilton wool carpets, impeccable chrome and brightwork and spectacular graining in the dash. There is more artistry under the hood in the car’s performance-built Merc flathead V-8 equipped with polished-and-painted finned aluminum Edelbrock heads, polished aluminum intake, 4-barrel carburetor and tube headers. Beautiful, powerful and a treat to drive, this 1949 Mercury Woody wagon typifies the quality of every vehicle in the Rick Davis Collection. https://www.mecum.com/lots/143440/1949-mercury-woody-station-wagon/
