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Henry Ford gave the Model 40 two years, 1933 and 1934, to repay the company’s investment. The car rose to the challenge, with production totaling just under 900,000 units in the two years. 1934 was the first year since 1929 that the Ford Motor Company earned a profit. The 1934 Fords looked very similar to the redesigned 1933s but were much enhanced. Ford again achieved a 10 horsepower increase in engine output with the new Stromberg two-barrel carburetor raising the V-8’s output to 85 horsepower at 3,800 rpm. Other changes included a relocated fuel pump and a thermostat in the cooling system. Internally the ’34 incorporated a cast steel crankshaft which was a revolutionary accomplishment in metallurgy, foundry technique and machining, and was fitted with lighter connecting rods. It was quite clear where consumers’ preferences were going in 1934. Ford built nearly 270,000 Tudor sedans and 145,000 Fordors. Of Phaetons, both Standard and Deluxe, there were only 4,290, a quantity that would be lost in the rounding of 2- and 4-door sedan production. Only station wagons were built in smaller quantities. The closed car had already vastly outstripped open car production and it would continue to skew further and further toward the comfort, convenience, warmth and safety of fully-enclosed steel bodies as the Thirties progressed. The 1934 Ford Station Wagon, with its more powerful 85 horsepower engine, now thoroughly developed and refined after three years in production and over a million built, is one of the most desirable. Its design, with long hood over the engine located behind the front wheels’ centerline behind the sloped vee grille with vertical chrome grille bars, would be drastically changed in subsequent years. Its four-passenger, four-door Station Wagon body has plenty of room for family, friends, picnic baskets and even the family dog. The station wagon has always been highly attractive to collectors. It combines the attraction of the automobile with the undeniable pull of beautifully grained and finished wood in the body framing and panels. The long winters of Michigan’s Iron Mountain region produced slow-growing trees with dense rings and frequent flashes of brilliant color and unusual grain. Every Ford Woodie Wagon was therefore unique and the workers at Iron Mountain took special pride in the way they selected the wood, joined the intricately-shaped pieces and finished it for maximum color, effect and longevity. This car is a very rare discovery. One hears of “Barn Finds” but this is the real thing: a 1934 Ford “Woody” wagon that has eluded the restorers and hot rodders. Few Fords from this era garner more interest these days than Woodies. Though showing a few bumps and scrapes from its 74 years, it runs sweetly and has a great original look. The wood is nicely intact and shows no signs of rot. The black vinyl interior is in good shape and the dash is original and displays lots of patina. The exterior wood has been revarnished a few times and the metal work has been kept amazingly rust free with occasional coats of Rustoleum. The engine starts easily and the car accelerates briskly. Despite the car’s original look, it is in good mechanical order; with a bit of fettling it could be used quite reliably as is, or as the basis for a full restoration Only very rarely do 1934 Ford Deluxe Station Wagons become available; when they do, they are usually trailer queens that are restored to beyond perfection and unusable for anything but shows. To add insult to injury, they are generally prohibitively expensive. This example, on the other hand, is in highly original condition, a classic Ford Woodie wagon that needs a family to love and cherish it.