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I know of only two 1928 Ford Martin-Parry Station Wagons. I have one, and there is one other in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Station Wagon was the Feature Car of the Month in the February 1965 Hemmings Motor News.
![1- Scan of front cover-A.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/301bdd_b2c0175edc914fb9b3e586239f8e6f58~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_750,h_1159,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/1-%20%20Scan%20of%20front%20cover-A.jpg)
Below is the description from the inside front cover.
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I think that Rev. Mellin got confused about only 5 Martin-Parry Station Wagons being built. In 1928, Ford made 5 Station Wagons as prototype cars to show to Henry Ford. These 5 cars are still in existence today, but they were not made by the Martin-Parry Corporation.
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From the Model A News, July - August 2014
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Below is an enlarged section of the above screen so the article is easier to read.
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Notice the advertisement for Slipon Bodies for Roadsters and Coupes.
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This is the Martin-Parry advertisement cropped from the original article above.
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Enlarged descriptions from the advertisement above.
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![martin-parry-header2 (1).gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/301bdd_e78aeefe54d246b78b8da6371ad45a15~mv2.gif)