Popular among California surfers, what is the name of the style of station wagon in which the rear portion of the car's bodywork is made of wood?
Woodie (car body style) call it a woodie" from the classic Surf City by Jan and Dean or the 1963 instrumental "Boogie Woodie" by The Beach Boys. In 1995, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 15 cent stamp commemorating the woodie wagon . Woodie (car body style) A woodie is a type of station wagon where the rear car bodywork is constructed of wood or is styled to resemble wood elements. Originally, wood framework augmented the car's structure. Over time manufacturers supplanted wood construction with a variety of materials and methods evoking wood construction — including infill metal panels, metal framework, or simulated wood-grain
Station wagon Station wagon A station wagon — also called estate car, estate or wagon — is a car body style which has a two-box design, a large cargo area and a rear tailgate that is hinged at roof level. The body style is similar to hatchbacks, however a station wagons are longer and are more likely to have the roofline extended to the rear of the car (resulting in a vertical surface at the rear) to maximize the cargo space. The first station wagons, produced in the United States around 1910, were wood-bodied conversions of an existing passenger car. During the