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Does anyone here know if Wagon Works still exist and do they sell Depot Hack plans?
I believe the company was once called Hudson Wagon Works but changed owners and shortened it to Wagon Works.
I have a good friend who wants to build a depot hack and was looking at mine for ideas.
A set of plans would help him considerably.
I checked through some old MTFCA posts but am not sure of Wagon Works status today.
Are there any other plans available today?
Thank you,
Harry Lillo

I bought the York #803 Suburban Body Depot Hack Plans a number of years ago. The complete set, and I will never use them. Hudson Wagon Works of Bridgewater, Iowa. They also use to sell the complete Hardware set.

Your friend is welcome to have them. I do not know what I paid for them. What if I send them to you and the two of you look them over and send me a check. I will let you determine what they are worth.

Looks to me like they went out of business. You can try to call them. 515-964-5085. Ankeny, Iowa. Jay and Pat Cramer. My paperwork is from 2008.

Dave,
Thank you for your very kind offer.
I will talk to Paddy about it and get back to you
later today.
Harry

Hi Harry,
I have 2 sets of Hudson wagon Works Inc. Depot Hack Plans from Bridgewater, Iowa. With patterns & pictures that I got from my brother-in-law He thought they where complete but I cannot swear to it. I used them for reference when I built my firetruck. If you or anyone are interested give me a
email or call 602 7six9 0two five7
Craig.

I thought I saw an ad for Wagon Works recently, but can't find it. Did you try calling them? 515-369-two eight six five

I got a brochure from them last year.
I sent a stamped self- addressed envelope.

Wagon Works
213 S.W. Kline
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 964-5085 (Evenings).

I have a 1924 T with a very nice original York #803 Suburban Body but did not know the maker of it. I was fortunate to meet Dale Hudson who founded the Wagon Works earlier at Hershey in 1987. He had a large poster filled with detailed photos of a 803 body hung up in his space. I asked him if he knew the manufacturer of it and he filled me in on all the details. He was a really nice man and was very surprised and said that he only knew of a couple of them that had survived. It cost $266 new plus shipping and installation which was quite a bit more than a T chassis did at the time. He sent the note above with the poster of the 803 after he returned from Hershey.

Harry,
I too purchased as set of plans as well as the iron kit from Dale. I built the body for a '24 chassis. I found a couple of small errors in the plans and made a couple of changes for ease of building. Dowling the subrails instead of half lapping, and then I made the curved front panels differently. All in all no one can see the changes.
I have only seen one other original York body, it is in the Pioneer Museum in Minden Nebraska.
Good luck, hope that helps,
Kevin

I used their plans for my pickup body but made my own iron work and modified the design to have "arm rest" on the seat.

Does Hudson Wagon Works sell iron parts?

I need soe of those.

Jim,

This was dated 2008.