woodieguyuk

Hi Les, Regarding the "British" woodies, you might be interested to read my comments below i have posted a correction regarding them Regards Colin (Ford V8 Woodie Owner).

Correction, There were never any Ford Woodies built in the UK by Ford. Too labour intensive and time consuming to build. All Ford Woodies built pre WW2 were built at Ford's Iron Mountain facility in Michigan in the US. These were all special orders from Ford UK, and were shipped through Ford's Canada plant as Canada was then part of the British Dominion and therefore had advantageous import tax and duties. These were fitted with right-hand-drive and on arrival were fitted with trafficators and wing mounted sidelights to comply with UK regulations. Post war-the Ford V8 Pilot Woodie Shooting Brakes were sold as "chassis/Cabs" and bodied by outside coachbuilders most notable was the shooting brake built by Garner Motors of Willesden for HRH King George 6th and on display at Sandringham. Hope this information is of some help Colin (V8 Pilot Woodie Owner)

Correction. There were no British Woodies built in the UK by Ford. Pre WW2 Ford Woodies, or "Utility Cars" as they were known, were all built at Ford's Iron Mountain facility in Michigan, and shipped via Ford's Canada factory, as Canada was part of the British Dominion and therefore had advantageous tax rates. These wood-bodied shooting brakes were first sold in the UK in 1935, until the outbreak of war in 1939. These were built on a "Special Order" basis with right hand drive. They were then fitted with trafficators and wing-mounted side lights by the supplying dealer to conform to UK regulations. Post-WW2 the Ford V8 Pilots were supplied as a "Chassis/Cab" by Ford and some woodie shooting brakes were built by outside coachbuilders, most notably the V8 Pilot Shooting Brake built for HRH King George 6th by Garner Motors of Willesden. Hope this information is of some help Regards Colin