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If you wanted air conditioning in the early 1930s, this is how you got it. This device used the car’s forward movement to force air into a venturi. Behind the venturi was a water soaked pad which would both cool the air and spray the passenger with a gentle mist. The rope inside was used to dunk the pad into the water tank to re-wet it. More trivia: the first car to introduce air conditioning was the 1939 Packard One-Eighty.
While this may look like a boring 1955 Buick Estate Wagon, what you’re actually looking at is an incredibly rare car. According to this car’s window placard, less than 3,000 of these wagons were ever made…and only 6 exist today! This specifically is a Model 49.
Now onto some true customs. At first glance this car looks like a standard Woody. But once you get closer…
…you will find the entire roof is made of wood…
…as are the dashboard and steering wheel…
…pretty much everywhere you look, this car has wood in it. Those doors are in fact completely hand crafted from wood: there is no metal frame, inside or out. And I do mean hand crafted: look at the window frame. All of the work was done by the owner himself in his own workshop. I do believe this woody has more wood in it than even a Morgan.
Even the B pillars are made from wood. It is quite an impressive piece of craftsmanship, especially from one man. Interesting factoid: those seats are from a PT Cruiser.
