The Olds Motor Vehicle Co. first manufactued in Lansing, Michigan. Ransom E.Olds founded it in 1897, it produced 425 cars in 1901. General Motors purchased the company in 1908. A 1940 Oldsmobile 70 Woodie was definitely popular back then. They were also comparable expansive.

History

Woodies are cars with rear bodywork constructed of wood framework with wood panels. Body constructions of this type were largely an American car feature. Compared to that fact, European and Asian car manufacturers didn't offer it often.

In later years manufacturers replaced wood construction with a variety of materials to recall wood constructions. This included infill metal panels, metal framework or simulated woodgrain sheets.
Woodies were popular cars in the US. The car industry produced them as variants of sedans and station wagons. Third parties typically manufactured the labor-intense wooden part of the body. Often large, reputable coachbuilding firms did this. Popular names were Fisher, Ionia and Hercules. They were providing wooden structures. Manufacturers typically priced these cars high compared to other types (sedans) of the same style line. The wooden areas typically deterioate faster than other areas of the cars.

At the Auction
Note: Auction has ended!

Car is finished in black with great woodwork and impeccable brown interior. This is a high class total restoration.
The first customer ordered this car as a one-of-a-kind deal. Olds didn't offer series 70 woody wagons as a standard car (120" chassis wheel base). They only had the woody wagon based on the smaller series 60 in their program.
It was fitted with its original 230 cubic-inch inline 6-cylinder engine. It also came with a 3-speed manual transmission and hydraulic 4-wheel drum brakes.