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Having built jeeps and B-24 bombers during World War 2, Ford quickly returned to car-making for the peacetime 1946 model year. The design was similar to the 1942, but the grille was now composed of bold bars instead of delicate splines. The 1946 Ford 6GA Six Super DeLuxe Model 79B wagon was powered by a 90-horsepower, 226 cubic inch straight six cylinder engine. It had an advertised list price of $1,504 new. These cars had a wheelbase of 114 inches and weighed 3,457 pounds.

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The last model year that Chevrolet would produce a woodie wagon with true wood structural components was 1948. The crown jewel of the woodie fleet that year was the appropriately named Fleetmaster. The Fleetmaster, and the Stylemaster, were introduced in 1946, superceding the prewar Special Deluxe Series. In 1948, as in 1946, the Fleetmaster wagon was powered by a 90-horsepower, 216.5 cubic inch straight six-cylinder engine. For the 1948 Fleetmaster, the advertised list price was $2,013 compared to $1,712 in 1946. But the United States was a awash in postwar prosperity by 1948, and growing families wanted wagons. In 1948, 10,171 were sold, compared to only 804 two years before. The 1948 Fleetmaster had a wheelbase of 116 inches and a basic curb weight of 3,465 pounds.

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In 1937, Ford's Station Wagon came with rolldown windows in the front doors only; however, the wagon could be fully glazed for an extra $20. Dealer stock price for the wagon in 1937 was $775. This maple and mahogany woody hot rod carries forward the tradition but not the running gear.

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Postwar optimism and the pent-up demand for new consumer goods played a role in Ford's development of the 1946 69A V8 Super Deluxe Sportsman convertible Model 71, Bob Gregorie had designed the new convertible during the war, while Willys jeeps were rolling down The Ford assembly line and workers everywhere were dreaming of a spin down the highway in a new car. For his new woodie convertible, Gregorie chose the mahogany paneling trimmed in white ash that had characterized his woodie wagons since the prewar shift from solid maple. The wood was simply trim, however, and not structural as in the wagons. The interior was leather, of course. The name "Sportsman" was coined to inspire thoughts of breezy weekend getaways with the goodies long-forbidden by wartime rationing. The sportsman convertible Model 71 was powered by a 100-horsepower, 239.4 cubic inch V8 engine. It had an advertised list price of $1,982 new, and 1,209 were sold. These cars had the now-standard wheelbase of 114 inches and a basic curb weight of 3,340 pounds minus passengers and gas.

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The 1949 model year had seen the biggest changes in Ford styling since the Model A, and these were not surprisingly, plagued with bugs. These were ironed out in the 1950 models, which retained the same Richard Caleal styling of 1949. As in 1949, Ford offered a two-door woodie wagon - known as the "Country Squire" rather than the four-door configuration which had characterized the Super Deluxe wagons of previous years. In retrospect, this was a curious choice, given that the Country Squire was billed as an "eight-passenger" vehicle. Also, station wagons were traditionally family cars, and access to the back seat is more difficult with a two-door. Possibly the choice was made to imbue the Squire with an aura of sportiness, or simply to make it easier to control the kids.

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Redesigning and cleaning up the fender line to completely blend in the headlights was a styling feature developed for the 1939 Ford Deluxe by Bob Gregorie and Edsel Ford. Meanwhile, one step behind, the 1939 Model 92A Standard, meanwhile, revisited the body styling of the 1938 Deluxe The 1939 models also marked the year that Ford would follow other car-makers by finally adopting hydraulic, rather than mechanical, brakes. As with similar models for the preceding two years, the 1939 Model 91A Deluxe was powered by an 85-horse-power, 221 cubic inch V8 engine. The sticker price climbed to $840, and 6,155 (slightly fewer than in 1938) were sold. The Model 81A a basic curb weight of 2,981 pounds minus passengers and gas.

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In 1948, Pontiac offered a choice of two Silver Streak woodie wagons: the Sliver Streak Streamline Six Deluxe and the Silver Streak Streamliner Eight Deluxe The Streamliner Six was powered by a 90-hoursepower, 239.2 cubic inch straight six-cylinder engine. It had an advertised list price of $2,442 with standard transmission, or $2627 with the Hydramatic transmission option. The Streamliner Six had a wheelbase of 122 inches and a basic curb weight of 3,695 pounds minus passengers and gas. The Streamliner Eight Deluxe wagon was powered by 1 104-horsepower, 248.9 cubic inch straight eight-cylinder engine. It had an advertised list price of $2,490 with standard transmission or $2,695 with Hydramatic. The Streamliner Eight had a wheelbase of 122 inches and a basic curb Weight of 3,765 pounds.

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