Rudy here from Pittsburgh. I have or had some very unique and not-so unique wagons over the years including one for sale. Here is my list: 1956 Powell Sport Wagon 2 door station wagon. 40 built. 2 known to exist in complete/running condition. Built in Compton, California. 6' long fishing pole drawers/gun scabbards pull out of the rear fenders. Hidden bat box/ammo box slides out below tailgate. Large sliding rear windows for hunting/camping. Factory built for sportsmen! Plymouth flat head six and driveline. Nice shape and very unique. *FOR SALE* 1958 Lloyd sunroof wagon. 600cc/4 cylinder/4 stroke/FWD/4 speed on column/factory fabric sliding sunroof. Built in Germany. Sold in the USA 1958 Borgward Isabella 2 door wagon. 4 cylinder/4 stroke/4 speed on the column. Built in German. Sold in the USA. 1963 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon. Factory 4X4. Slant six/4-speed. 1985 Subaru GL 4WD station wagon w/ dual-range 4WD. 1986 Subaru GL station wagon w/dual-range 4WD. 2000 Subaru Legacy station wagon. AWD. Auto. Hope to chat with some of you soon! Rudy Pittsburgh, PA USA
Wow. Just wow. I never even new such things existed. Fishing pole drawers, scabbards... you must post photos of such wondrous things.
Thanks! I did post a couple pics of the '56 Powell and '58 Lloyd in my original post. Hope you can see them. Will look around the site and see if there are other places to post pics.
Well Rudy, there's something new everyday. Not only have I never heard of a Powell but also a Lloyd. Wonderful wagons they are judging from the pictures. We must hear more. Rudy.
Thanks! I see you are from California. My Powell was built in the town of Compton which is near LA. They also built some pickup trucks and tons of scooters. I have more pics and will post them soon.
to the wagon train, rudy. Yup...the Powell brothers were interesting guys that built unique vehicles. They would use used parts and anything and everything to build an inexpensive rig that they felt was needed. I actually saw a Powell wagon when I was a kid. A friend of my dad's brought it into dad's gas station. It was said to be the only one that left CA but doubt that's true. I'm familiar with all the cars you have had except the Lloyd....that's a new one on me.
Far out! Must be hard to find a dedicated website for the Lloyd too. Looks like you got HandyAndy hooked. He'll die trying to find a Fisherman's friend like that Powel... Or, he'll customize his Fairmont!
Welcome to the forum, Rudy. I'd heard of the Powell, but only in pickup form. Never knew there was a wagon. Tell us more about it. Nice collection. Marshall
Well yes a pickup too. I like the info that the front is fiberglass to resist parking lot damage. http://www.allpar.com/old/powell.html
Neat story. Hard to do the fishing pole storage on a Fairmont, but you never know. Right Andy? Maybe we could store Sail masts and convert them to Prairie schooners.
F40 Motorsports in Conneticutt has a Powell pickup for $13,500. Quite nice looking in the pictures. Quite a bargain. I think Rudy's car is a bit out of my price range I'm afraid. http://www.f40.com/inventorymanager.php?action=view&Id=197870
The Lloyd was built in Germany and was part of the Borgward group. There were three sizes of vehicles and all were imported to the USa in the late 50's. Largest: Borgward Isabella Combi (station wagon). 4 cylinder/RWD/4 speed on column. Mid-size: Goliath Combi wagon. 2 cylinder/4-stroke/RWD/4-speed on column Small: Lloyd Alexander Combi wagon. 2 cylinder/600cc/4-stroke/FWD/4-speed on column. My Lloyd would actually hit 63 mph on the highway with Lucas synthetic gear lube in the transaxle. Every little bit helps!
1956 Powell Sport Wagon 2 door station wagon * Built by the Powell Motor Car Co. of Compton, California (Los Angeles). * Factory built hunting/fishing/camping car. 2 door wagon. Twin 6' long gun scabbards/fishing pole tubes pull out of the rear fenders. Hidden bait box/storage unit pulls out below the tailgate. Extra large sliding rear windows for hunting/ventilation. Rear seat folds for sleeping. Heavy duty roof rack. * Less than 40 produced. One of two that are complete/running/driving. * Brief company history: The Powell brothers started building small motorcycles in the late 30's through the 1940's. Some of which used the single cylinder of the Ford V8 for propulsion! These are highly prized today. During WWII they had several significant government contracts. After the war Powell built a couple prototype motor homes and then set up their factory to produce pickup trucks from 1955 - early 1957 using Plymouth chassis and drivetrain. Around 800 pickups were built. In 1956 less than 40 station wagons were also built. Powell then received another government contract to build USPS delivery vehicles. They ended their careers where it all started with an off-road mini-bike that was still being advertised in FOUR WHEELER magazine as late as 1969.
