Let's face it, the drivability and usefulness of a 1948 Ford Marmon-Herrington pale in comparison to its curb appeal. Although Ford intended its base woody wagon to be utilitarian, no one is going to off-road an eye-catching Marmon-Herrington conversion like the one that will cross the block at RM Sotheby's Arizona auction in January.
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