Nick Alexander Restoration Woodies

BeachBill · Feb-11-2007, 10:53 AM

Nick Alexander is a well known automobile dealer in Los Angeles. He also owns a woodie restoration business and is a major woodie collector. Once a year, Nick holds an open house, offers space for swapping parts and auto display, and provides a wonderful BBQ lunch.

There is an article about Nick at fineliving.com giving a bit of background. Nick's ultimate goal is to restore one woodie for each year that Ford and Mercury manufactured them, and he's well on his way. I counted the restored woodies he had on display: 65.

Here are a few shots of *some* of Nick's collection as of February 3, 2007. The rest of this series are in this gallery.

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***ian408*** · Feb-11-2007, 11:20 AM

Wow! Boyd Coddington did a Woodie on a recent show. Nothin' on these
beauties.

**Skippy** · Feb-11-2007, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BeachBill

Nick Alexander is a well known automobile dealer in Los Angeles. He also owns a woodie restoration business and is a major woodie collector. Once a year, Nick holds an open house, offers space for swapping parts and auto display, and provides a wonderful BBQ lunch.
There is an article about Nick at fineliving.com giving a bit of background. Nick's ultimate goal is to restore one woodie for each year that Ford and Mercury manufactured them, and he's well on his way. I counted the restored woodies he had on display: 65.
Here are a few shots of *some* of Nick's collection as of February 3, 2007. The rest of this series are in this gallery.
#1
#2
#3
#4

Confession time....... when I was a kid there was a US TV program called "The Flying Nun" they had one of those Wood Vehicles, and I have never forgotten what that car looked liked

'cause I had never seen a car made of wood before.

Those are in beautiful condition, what would one of those be worth today?
Great series of car shots .... nice work ........ Skippy
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BeachBill · Feb-11-2007, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skippy

Confession time....... when I was a kid there was a US TV program called "The Flying Nun" they had one of those Wood Vehicles, and I have never forgotten what that car looked liked

'cause I had never seen a car made of wood before.

Those are in beautiful condition, what would one of those be worth today?
Great series of car shots .... nice work ........ Skippy
.

I'm searching for a photo of the Flying Nun woodie. If anyone finds one, please post here...

A going rate I see a lot these days for an excellent condition woodie is $175,000 USD.

Woodies as they are known today were the original station wagons (and station wagons came about to move people back and forth from the train station to the hotels, etc.)

Even Ansel Adams owned a woodie:

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Feb-11-2007, 10:53 AM	#1
BeachBill Hurry up and wait Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV (formerly SoCal) Posts: 1,280	Nick Alexander Restoration Woodies Nick Alexander is a well known automobile dealer in Los Angeles. He also owns a woodie restoration business and is a major woodie collector. Once a year, Nick holds an open house, offers space for swapping parts and auto display, and provides a wonderful BBQ lunch. There is an article about Nick at fineliving.com giving a bit of background. Nick's ultimate goal is to restore one woodie for each year that Ford and Mercury manufactured them, and he's well on his way. I counted the restored woodies he had on display: 65. Here are a few shots of some of Nick's collection as of February 3, 2007. The rest of this series are in this gallery. #1 #2 #3 #4 __________________ Photography by Bill Gerrard - Primary Colors - Facebook / Woodies Calendar / SmugRoom: Useful Tools for SmugMug Creator of DNSCentral.com, providing domain name assistance since 1997. Support Breast Cancer Research. This message is a natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

Feb-11-2007, 11:20 AM	#2
*ian408* More wag. Less Bark. Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 14,629	Wow! Boyd Coddington did a Woodie on a recent show. Nothin' on these beauties. __________________ Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?