This 1935 Ford Model 48 is a steel-bodied, eight-passenger wagon that was turned into a street rod by a previous owner. It was owned by Sanderson Ford and displayed in their museum for 25 years according to the selling dealer, who acquired the car in 2024. It is powered by a 302ci HO V8 equipped with SVO aluminum cylinder heads, an Edelbrock intake manifold, a Holley four-barrel carburetor, and an H-pipe dual exhaust system. The engine is linked to a three-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 8″ rear end, and the car has a 4″ drop axle up front along with front disc brakes and 15″ Torq Thrust II wheels. The body sits atop a boxed frame and the tan interior features three-row seating with leather upholstery, square-weave carpeting, VDO instrumentation, and a Lokar floor shifter. This modified Woodie wagon is now offered in Florida with an Arizona title.

The steel bodywork is finished in yellow, with wood-frame and -panel construction from the windshield back. The center-hinged hood has vented side panels, and additional details include reverse-opening rear doors, swan neck mirrors, tinted windows, yellow-striped chrome bumper blades, black rubber running board treads with bright trim, and a lift-up hatch over a drop-down tailgate. The selling dealer states that paint correction, polish, and wax were performed in preparation for the sale.

American Racing 15″ Torq Thrust II wheels are mounted with 205/60 front and 255/70 rear BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires. The front rolls on a 4″ drop axle with a transverse leaf spring, hydraulic shocks, and vented disc brakes, while a transverse leaf spring, shocks, and drums are employed out back.

The cabin features three-row seating withfront and rear bench seats and middle-row captain’s chairs trimmed in tan leather, and matching treatments cover the shifter and brake-handle boots. Color-coordinated square-weave carpeting and mats overlay the floorboards, and the door and rear side panels are lined with wood. Additional interior features include a wood slat ceiling, roll-down front side windows, a VDO analog clock, and a Lokar floor shifter with a cue-ball knob.

The banjo-style steering wheel is wrapped in black leather and mounted on a tilting column. VDO Cockpit Royale instrumentation consists of a 120-mph speedometer flanked by voltage, coolant-temperature, oil-pressure, and fuel-level gauges. The digital odometer shows 2k miles, approximately 100 of which were added under current ownership. True mileage is unknown.

The 302ci HO V8 is equipped with SVO aluminum cylinder heads, an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold, and a Holley Street Avenger four-barrel carburetor with an oval open-element air cleaner as well as an MSD billet distributor, surf-themed valve and air-cleaner covers, billet wire looms, and cast iron exhaust manifolds flowing into an H-pipe dual exhaust system with Flowmaster mufflers and over-the-axle tailpipes. The selling dealer states that the battery was recently replaced.

The body sits atop a boxed frame and power is sent to the rear wheels by way of a C4 three-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 8″ rear end.
The car is titled using VIN 181537172.


















































