1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon, Coachwork by Murray

1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon
Coachwork by Murray
Engine no. AA4028514
The 'Station Wagon' borrows its name from the person or horse-drawn cart that would have been used to haul luggage from train cars to station. Over time, this cart evolved and became an enclosed wagon. The practical design, a box in the front for the engine and a much bigger box in the back for the passengers and/or luggage, made for the perfect family hauler. Add to that the fact that early Station Wagons were often fitted with bodies that made extensive use of structural wood—both for its sturdiness and light weight—and you ended up with a vehicle that was both useful and beautiful.

This Station Wagon is an interesting machine in that it has a 1929 front end but a 1930 type 150-B body. Crafted by the coachbuilders at Murray, this example was likely a very late 1929 production example that was fitted with the newer body. Made of Ford famous Iron Mountain timber, the richly stained wood is offset nicely by the cream and black paintwork.

Likely the subject of an older restoration, the car shows well today. According to its Modern Dutch Registration, this Ford entered the Netherlands in 1975 and joined the Hartogh Collection in 2014.

Then as now, they are the perfect vehicle in which to pile in the family for a picnic or ride to the beach. With its open air, windowless sides it offers plenty of ventilation on a hot day.