Ford V8 Super Deluxe Sportsman 'Woodie' Convertible, 1947
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Chassis No.: 799A1675807
US$50,400 USD | Sold
- 239ci OHV V8 Engine
- Single Holley Carburetor
- 100bhp at 3,600rpm
- 3-Speed Manual Gearbox with Overdrive and 2-Speed Columbia Rear Axle
- Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension
- 4-Wheel Drum Brakes
- One of only 102 survivors
- Restored in the USA
- European owned since 1984
While the number of body styles available on the long-running Model T chassis had been relatively limited, the arrival of its Model A successor for 1928 had ushered in an era of much greater variety and choice. New body styles for '29 included a wood-bodied Station Wagon, the first of the latter being built on 25th April 1929. The station wagon's body style was nicknamed 'Woodie', and in later years would be extended to other models such as the Sportsman two-door convertible offered here. Ford's '47 convertibles were available only on the top-of-the-range Super Deluxe chassis, and so came with the 239ci (3.9-liter) V8 engine producing 100 horsepower.
The V8 engine was a big success in performance and reliability as a million units had been exported to China as stationary engines for the production of electricity in Chiang Kai-shek's army.
Commencing in the autumn of 1945, surprised like the other manufacturers by the sudden end of the war, Henry Ford II commissioned his designers to produce a spectacular model using the company's expertise in using wood, thanks to their factory located at Iron Mountain in the forests of Michigan. This artisan type construction was made possible with the experience and knowledge of working both mahogany and ash in this specialist craftsmanship.
THE CAR OFFERED
One of a mere 102 still existing, this rare sporting Ford was purchased, completely restored, in the USA and imported into Switzerland in April 1984 by a Swiss collector. The honorary president of the Royal Historical Vehicle Club of Belgium, the current vendor, purchased the car from him and imported it into Belgium in September of the same year. It subsequently visited Switzerland again, as evidenced by the Category Award obtained in 2002 at the Geneva Motor Show. In 2007 this Ford 'Woodie' was one of the star attractions at the Sports Utility-themed exhibition at the Brussels Motor Show (photograph on file).
Other photographs show the car in the American section of the Autoworld Show in Brussels, and at Spa Francorchamps where it was used to drive Formula 1 stars Michael Schumacher and Ricardo Patrese around the circuit prior to the Grand Prix.
Returning to the land of its manufacture for the auction, this delightful and very rare 'Woodie' has been rallied cautiously on a close to yearly basis, but not too much, and is presented in nice overall condition. A desirable and rare post war Ford 'woodie' returning to its country of origin.
Стоимость
185 094 AED
