The Ford station wagon has been a common sight since the days of the Model T, but until the Model A appeared in 1928, it was up to the Ford dealer – or the customer – to combine an outside supplier’s body with a Ford chassis. In 1923, Star had become the first major automaker to offer a station wagon as regular catalog item, but after Ford did so in 1928, other manufacturers gradually followed.

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Transporting passengers and luggage to and from railroad stations or depots before World War II made these cars station wagons or depot hacks. The station wagon name stuck and eventually, those with wood bodies became known casually as woodies.

The Model Ts and Model As that had worked the railroad stations were angular and boxy like their contemporary sedans and coupes, but by 1935, the Ford wagon was just beginning to look smooth and was even starting to offer some comfort and convenience.

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