@QMS
If you're seeing a few Woodies hearabouts you're doing better than me. The only time I see them is at car meets. You are right, they are very special vehicles. Glad your woodworking skills helped make one special.

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thanks for sharing them
brings nostalgia to mind
there are a few hereabouts
few as clean as your specimens

have done some custom woodworking
for a collector using ash wood (tail light base)

very special vehicles

@QMS
Back in the bad old days when I had to work, I always had Friday on my mind

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@janis b
The whitewall with the golden-yellow trim and the green Ford Costume wagon it was attached to was my favorite.
Ask and you shall receive.

Great fun photos!

The cars are all fascinating and impressive. I enjoyed seeing such tasteful interiors. The hotrod woody is hot. I like the first dark green car with the beautifully shaped and tinted windows. It reminds me of a private limousine. The surfboard matches its carrier perfectly. I also like the distorted reflection of the woody and palms in the wheel, and the matching oranges and whites of the tire. I'd like to zoom into the distorted image and see that image alone framed by the orange and white tire.

They are great subjects of beauty and nostalgia. Thanks for sharing them.

@dystopian
I think woodies were mostly a socal beach thing. Growing up in the SF Bay Area they were few and far between. Nice shots of the Orioles. Ours headed back south for the winter about a month ago.

Hi all, Hey SP!

Great Woodies man! Very nice photos as always. I grew up in Huntington Beach, e.g., Surf City, 62-72 age 7 to 17, they were part of the scenery of my youth. There were some in the lot at high school. You could put surfboards, or sleep in the wagons. I always thought they were cool. Before the VW micro-bus, there were Woody wagons.

Had a couple orioles stop at the birdbath briefly. They are real ginchy there and seconds is all you get.

a female Hooded Oriole - note decurved bill, diagnostic of Hooded Oriole.

mysdys saw a female Baltimore Oriole and I got there just in time to miss it. Whilst lamenting this dropped out of the Pecan for a quick sip:

adult male Baltimore Oriole

Thanks for the OT and great Woodies SP!

I gotta fly,

happy trails all!