Robert Seabeck (Wyoming, B. 1945) "1929 Model a Station Wagon" Signed lower left. Original Mixed Media painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 60c 1929 Model A Station Wagon stamp issued June 4, 1996. By the beginning of 1929, Ford Motor Company was producing enough Model A's to meet the high customer demand. External door handles were available for the first time, and brighter colors and trim were available. America was prosperous and set a record-breaking year in its demand for cars. One million Model A's were built by February 1929; and two million by July 1929. Like the Model T, the Model A varied in type and body style, and included pickups, mail trucks, ambulances and fire engines. Prior to introducing its own station wagon in 1929, Ford Motor Company had supplied the Model A chassis to aftermarket manufacturers to install a station wagon body type. In January 1929, using the Model A platform, Ford manufactured the first mass produced station wagon. These partially wooden Model A's were built by Murray Corporation of America from maple/birch subassemblies supplied by Ford's northern Michigan lumbermills. These unique vehicles were also known as "woody wagons" and sold for $650. Image Size: 6.5 x 13.75 in. Overall Size: 15 x 22.25 in. Unframed. (B15417)