Station Wagon pics on the HAMB

While real cool looking-never saw another factory body like this
station wagons looked quite different.....
am thinking this was redone in the early 60's maybe???
 
I can see a 31 steering column support,and no bracket on the tank,so if it's a 30 somebody has changed the tank.I can't see the firewall detail well enough to tell if the firewall is indented.It looks like some modification was made there that feeds that downdraft carb.I can see a B head,and a starter that has been changed over to pushbutton start.I like it,looks like a driver to me.It says the car was parked in 1950 when it quit,so something will have to be figured out to make it run again.
 
The tag says "Raulang Body" as he wrote in the post. Love the sliding windows, are they stock for a '30 or '31? Ned
 
Side and rear windows are not stock for a Station Wagon. They kept the weather at bay with side curtains. Sure were a lot of modifications done from 1930 til it was parked in 1950.
 
this looks like it was an original Raulang body once. The windows were obviously installed later. The small pieces that go on the door and rear quarter panels are missing. The header cover is correct, which is a rare piece that indicates the car was probably original once. What original hardware is visible looks correct, such as the front door hinge, door check, and tail gate hardware. The door handles are not original. The missing panel support pieces are readily available from Pleasantville Mfg. There are a few A'ers out there who would love to have that Raulang tag.
 
I agree with Pat in Santa Cruz that it was once a Station Wagon & at some stage has had sliding windows installed plus other pieces changed. The roof line looks right, has correct type rear opening & side mount spare all as per original design .
 
There were outside firms making station wagon bodies for Model As before they were done in house. Some of these were still being made afterwards and even into the V8 years.
 
It looks like this car could have been rebodied at one time by the Raulings Company. It is not even close to 1930-1931 bodies built by Ford. True that Murray and Raulings built bodies for Ford but they had to comply with Ford specs, this body is not even close. Someone could have built the body at a local shop and affixed the Raulings body tag. Some of the work looks home made. I don't think Raulings would use what look like door hinges for the lift gate. One has to remember that wagons were used as work vehicles and people did what they had to to keep them running, including building their own bodies. It was a lot easier working with wood than steel for most people.
 
the lift gate hardware, even the chain bolt, is the same as what's on my late 30 Raulang bodied Ford. The front door hinges are the same and original ( they were and are not reproduced), although the rear door hinges look modified or repaired. The main frame wood for the doors and sides are the same. That center rail in the doors and panels is not right at all, but probably someone's "better idea" than the original small support pieces. The recesses where the corner bracket bolts fit are done correctly, as in original. The interior door construction looks identical where the plywood panel fits the rails, but the fasteners look wrong. The plywood was probably replaced. The (rare) header cap is the same. The (also rare) top aluminum molding strip looks original. The rain drip rail is original. The mirror is original. The bolt pattern along the top roof frame is all identical to Ford. There are some witness marks where the curtain snaps were on the drivers door and some of the other rails, but it has been painted so some of the holes are filled.. The passenger door top wood appears to have been replaced and poorly at that. The rear bumper is off a 36 Ford. It either was an original that over the years has been mish mashed throughout its life, with parts from other cars as well as home construction hardware or its a home made car made from an original and other parts. Seeing the sub frame, the finger joints (if there are any, its certainly original), the interior rear fenders and seat hardware would tell a lot more about its origin.
 
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