
Ford Woody Panel Wagon Mint Green Road Signature 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Road Signature
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 20028
- Year
- 1948
- Era
- 1940s
- Body Type
- Estate & Wagon
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 047816200286
About the Ford Woody Panel Wagon Mint Green Road Signature 1:18
TL;DR: Road Signature's 1:18 diecast Ford Woody Panel Wagon, in mint green, reproduces the 1948 wood-bodied station wagon, a post-war body style that later became closely associated with American surf and beach culture. Entry-tier diecast construction covers the wagon's distinctive wood paneling at an accessible price.
Long before it became a surf culture icon, the Ford Woody wagon was simply a practical family hauler, its wood side panels a structural necessity of the era rather than a stylistic flourish.
Reproducing Genuine Wood-Panel Construction at Entry Tier
This casting reproduces the Woody's wood-effect side panels as a printed or applied finish over the diecast body, a common and effective approach at this price point rather than actual wood inlay. Road Signature's mint green base color contrasts cleanly against that wood-look paneling, and the wagon's tall, boxy rear cargo area comes through in correct proportion. Doors open on simple hinges, the rear tailgate is represented as a molded feature rather than a fully functional opening panel, and interior detail stays basic. The overall shape, a genuinely distinctive body style compared to the sedans and coupes that dominate most pre-war and post-war diecast ranges, is what makes this wagon worth adding to a collection.
From Family Hauler to Cultural Icon
Ford built wood-paneled wagons through the 1940s as practical, structurally wood-framed vehicles, a construction method that fell out of favor once steel-bodied wagons proved cheaper to build and maintain. Decades later, surviving Woodys were adopted by surfers and beach culture as symbols of a relaxed, coastal lifestyle, a second life the original buyers never anticipated. Displayed alongside sedans and coupes from the same era, this wagon adds genuine body-style variety to a vintage Ford collection.














