When you think of Woodies, you'¬?ve got the 1929 to 1951 Fords in mind. Always the most popular station wagons during that time with their sporty wood-paneled bodies, they were the ones that met the trains in old movies, the ones California surfers and the Beach Boys made so famous, and the ones still often sighted on the road today. “They are to cars what Chippendale is to furniture,” says Architectural Digest, referring to Woodies'¬? gleaming maple craftsmanship. Now some of the hottest collector cars on the planet, these unique America auto legends are rediscovered in FAMOUS FORD WOODIES for new fans and old by veteran Ford historian Lorin Sorensen.The story of all the beautifully crafted 1929–51 Ford woody models, with the original company publicity photos and press releases.Includes more than 200 black-and-white and color photographs.A book that takes you back to America'¬?s great era of automobile craftsmanship.
Lorin Sorensen saw his first rodeo at the War Bonnet Roundup in Idaho Falls as a youngster, an experience among others that would inspire him to one day write his latest book.
He was born and raised on a ranch near Rigby, Idaho, which is in Shoshone and Snake River country over by the Grand Tetons. It dates back in his family to the 1890s.
Educated in the field of ranching, Lorin became a nationally-known historian and author. Old-Time Rodeo is his fifteenth book. Others include the books for Ford Motor Company's 75th Anniversary, and Sears Roebuck's 100th Anniversary.
As a historian he has appeared on the A&E Biography Channel and Public Television's History Detectives.
After working many years for Sears, he then wrote and produced a series of magazines called "Ford Life". In 1972 He moved his family to St. Helena, CA. Lorin then became a writer and full time historian. He wrote 15 books including Ford V8, Hot Rods, American Ford, 75th Anniversary of Ford Motor Company, Beringer Vineyards History, and produced and wrote many videos on the auto industry.
His most recent book, Old Time Rodeo, was finished in December 2008. It allowed him to use his rodeo and cowboy pictures in a beautiful book on the beginning of "Rodeo in America". This book has become his proudest and favorite career achievement.
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