P
ackard made 58 of these Woodies, and I've heard that
there are only about 10 of them left. It had an older
restoration when I bought it. The bodies were made by
a third party; in 1940 that was the Hercules Company. This car is unique
and fun. I owned, drove and loved a '46 Ford Woodie for many years but
when the opportunity came up to buy this super-rare car, I jumped on it.
This model was called a 'Junior' because it has an in-line 6 cylinder
motor. But it has overdrive and runs as fast as my '46 Ford!
Woodies were like station wagons, the predecessor to today's SUV. This
one is a people mover : it has three seats and sits six to eight people com-
fortably. At one time they were called 'depot hacks' because they were
used at train stations to ferry passengers around.
I love driving this car and took it to Woodies on the Wharf in Santa
Cruz in June and I'm going to show it at the Concours on the Avenue in
Carmel on Tuesday, August 12 during Car Week. It's a super fun car and a
real head-turner…truly an American icon."
C A R M E L V A L L E Y • O W N E R , B A J A C A N T I N A A N D T U R N 12 R E S T A U R A N T S
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C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 4
PAT PHINNEY
1940 PACKARD 110 JUNIOR WOODIE
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