Thread: What never was a woody, but would make a cool woody?

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There is a decent 47 Ford woodie on Lynn Pew's site for sale for $97,500. (pewsplace.com) That's typical for a decent driver that has late running gear and air. There is a LOT of crap out there that looks like dog poo....door gaps inconsistent, mismatched grain, lines that don't align, etc. At a national show last year, there was a wood supplier that showed a real dog pile. Woodies are not cheap by any means but buying on price is akin to tossing the money in the toilet.....the end result is a car that is not worth much.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That 40 does look like a great project! I'm guessing the price is a fake one.

Might be one of the GREAT REGRETS if you just guess.
Something about looking behind closed doors or not.

A friend just bought a 392 Hemi motor with a stroker crank, stock heads, aluminum manifold (built for mud bogs) here in town for $500.
He said no way also, but in the end he did call and tell me about his new motor.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Is it the $10k one? I did search and see it if that is the one you found.

Yes; has the cowl and windshield frame along with the wood parts. There is also a complete '32 on there,but it is way big bucks, black with yellow stained wood.

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Originally Posted by Scooting

Might be one of the GREAT REGRETS if you just guess.
Something about looking behind closed doors or not.

A friend just bought a 392 Hemi motor with a stroker crank, stock heads, aluminum manifold (built for mud bogs) here in town for $500.
He said no way also, but in the end he did call and tell me about his new motor.

I called but have not heard back yet. If that is a legit price, I may have to get things in order asap. But, I'm guessing the price is a trolling tactic the 12345 doesn't seem like a normal price. But, who knows, maybe it is. I found that this car sold for a heck of a lot more than the asking price last year at BJ.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Event...N-WOODY-178667

The car in the BJ link is at least $100,000 away from being complete.....at least, maybe quite a bit more. Someone might low ball a crap job and finish it for less but then, it would be worth a lot less.

The car in the BJ link is the same car for sale on CL in NM for $12345. We'll see if the price is right, or if it's a tactic to get activity on the ad.

The ad appears legit since the pics are not from Coddington's shop or a BJ location. The guy who placed the ad either cant spell for shit or he has realized it is not a Coddington car and is trying to pass it.....usually BJ would not advertise it as a Coddington car without some verification so I guess I may be a car that was at Coddington's shop. My statement still stands....another $100K to finish the car....to be decent but not spectacular. A head-turner would require another pile o'cash. I think the 12345 is a teaser price to get a fish to bite.

I'll let you know if the seller ever returns a phone call.

Sure beginning to look like a long shot. Wonder why someone would post it like that if not theirs? If it was at BJ's auction, no way it would be priced as a bargain. If it was not his car, why post it? We will keep looking for you Ryan. Good Luck.

Originally Posted by Scooting

Ryan, check this out on Craigslist tonight. Albuquerque New Mexico

Boyd Cottington Work in Progress

This guy actually returned my call today. I see the link says the ad has been deleted. Anyhow, he told me 3 times it was a part of the Boyd Coddington collection and it recently sold at BJ for $87 or $81k. He aquired it, then tore it apart, sand blasted everything and put sealer on it. Now he wants $100k for it. Yep, not for me.

Surprised it was real and not just a photo. Guy is a believer in a name being worth something big, perhaps some names and perhaps some cars. Not here, I do not agree with him.

Back in the mid 80s I started to build a woody from a 1956 Jeep CJ5. The plan was to lower it, and use the body from the dash/cowl forward. I got as far as cutting the body and was in the process of cleaning and painting the frame before I had to abandon that project and my other Jeep project...A CJ2 with a shorty hardtop and a 48 Ford flathead V8. Work demands made continuing either project impractical.