Model B-150. 50 bhp, 200 cu. in. L-head inline four-cylinder engine, three-speed sliding gear manual transmission, solid front axle and ¾-floating rear axle with transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel rod-operated mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 106"

- A nut-and-bolt restoration by Nick Alexander’s restoration shop

- Well-equipped with correct period features

- One of only 20 listed by the National Woodie Club

Although 1932 saw the landmark debut of the “Flathead” V-8, Ford’s venerable four-cylinder engine was also carefully updated and powered the Model B lineup. The Ford product catalog continued to include the stylish wood-bodied Station Wagon, and beginning with the late-1927 arrival of the Model A, station wagon production began to move in-house. Edsel Ford turned to his friend Clarence W. Avery at Murray to provide the detailed designs and custom metal stampings required. Old-growth hardwood was sourced from Ford’s Iron Mountain Forest, and Murray assigned the millwork to Louisville, Kentucky’s Mengel Body Company.

This Model B was a North Carolina car, acquired in restored form approximately 15 years ago by the current owner at Hershey. The nut-and-bolt restoration was carried out to Early Ford V-8 Club Dearborn standards by the shop of preeminent Ford and Mercury woodie collector Nick Alexander of California, who is known for authenticity and originality in collecting and restoring some of the finest, rarest and most stunning examples. Finished in Emperor Brown with black fenders, the eight-passenger body of this car features three-row seating with correct Colonial Grain artificial leather upholstery.

Correct and desirable features include new side curtains with ceiling storage on sliding channels, a rare 1932 Ford horn, Firestone 18-inch tires, a fender well-mounted spare wheel and tire, a fold-down tailgate with leather-covered retaining chains, a side-view mirror, a vinyl top and Ford-scripted hubcaps. The beautifully restored engine compartment and undercarriage are commensurate with the 34 miles showing since the vehicle was restored. Recently, correct spar varnish was applied over the body’s maple framing and birch paneling.

While Ford built 1,032 wood-bodied station wagons for 1932, only 20 are listed in the 2010 National Woodie Club directory. Meticulously restored to impeccable standards, this Model B-150 is very rare today and certainly one of the nicest 1932 Ford station wagons in the country.