woodie

woodie
a) An early station wagon or estate car in which the rear portion of the cars bodywork is made of wood.

Well, for one thing a Woodie is the last remnant of the true coach-builders art, dating from a time when wood […]. But a Woodie is also an icon, emblematic of beaches and surfing and Pacific Coast Highway […].

b) A wooden rollercoaster; an amusement ride whose rails are overlaid upon a wooden track.

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