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To: hondact200; KansasGirl; wally_bert; Nifster; nascarnation
Did you know until 1952 Ford’s were made with wood. Kingsford Charcoal was an offshot of the process of cutting the ends off the oak wood used in the manufacturing process....

Man we have had some really uninformed posters on FR, but you're in a class by yourself.

Have to wonder in what part of the world you were raised.

Folks, don't be fooled by this yayhoo.

1925 Ford Model T chassis and drive train and wood spoke wheels, common on nearly all autos of the day..

1932 Ford chassis and bodies.

38 posted on 09/14/2016 4:26:20 PM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

Wood in Fords is fact. While wood was not used in the chassis, wood was used in the bodies. In the high volume Ford automobiles such as the tudor sedan, the coupe, the roadster, touring car and pickups, the body frames and structural members were steel, a small amount of wood was installed to attach the upholstery panels and head liners to. These bodies were manufactured by Ford. In the low volume bodies,built by outside contractors, wood was used for the body frames, rails and structural members. These cars were the four door sedans, the Victoria’s, the Sports coupes. These cars made up about one third of Fords production. By the late 1940s wood was not used to any extent in Ford bodies.


50 posted on 09/14/2016 4:51:31 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: Covenantor

Wood spoke wheels I really didn’t think much of. Somehow I was thinking of being used in the body or chassis.


51 posted on 09/14/2016 4:52:58 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Covenantor; Nachum

I think that post referred to the Ford Woodie, which was mainly a station wagon type car with much of the body made of wood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_(car_body_style)

The following page implies they stopped in 1953

http://www.classic-car-history.com/woodie-wagons.htm

So I do not think the person in post 11 is that uninformed.

Now when you go to Kingsford site

https://www.kingsford.com/country/about-us/

They discuss a direct link to Henry Ford. Read it, FRiend, I think you are in a class by yourself.


54 posted on 09/14/2016 4:58:58 PM PDT by redfreedom
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To: Covenantor

I am completely baffled by your comment. I did not post anything to this thread


90 posted on 09/14/2016 9:19:08 PM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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