As Stick noted, the term originates from the use as both exterior and interior walls of enclosed rail cars aka "boxcars."

 

A Google search using just the term "car siding" shows why Larry was able to purchase at Menard's w/o hassle or misunderstanding. Of course Menard's is upper Mid-West based so maybe it is regional.

https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/siding/wood-siding/1-x-8-tongue-groove-carsiding/p-1444443100877.htm Fancier milled versions was/is sometimes called bead board but is intended for interior versus exterior use...probably because clearer wood. It was extremely popular around here from the late 40's - early 60's as interior wall "paneling."

 

@It Was Al B...agree, not the same product as T1-11. T1-11 was designed to give an installed faux appearance of "car-siding" but as a sheet goods for faster installation. Life span of pine car-siding on exterior applications, properly maintained is much longer than T1-11.

56 minutes ago, It Was Al B said:

I've never heard the term carsiding in this area. It must be a regional thing. This doesn't look like T1-11, which comes in 4'X6' ply sheets. Looks like tongue and groove board with a grove in the center of the board.

My mistake, looked too quickly, I thought we were talking about 4x8 sheets of grooved material.

Never heard of car siding either in my 80 years, we had the beaded board that had the T&G on the edges and a bead down the middle in 1X4 and !x6. But it was used inside instead of drywall which wasn't invented yet, or as wains coating on plaster walls and on sheet rock walls later. It was made out of Doug Fir here in the PNW and was made for interior use. We could also buy knotty pine in varies widths random lengths , with or without the center bead for wall covering.

The barns were and still are sided by western cedar lap siding or drop siding. The bead board now comes in sheets that are only 1/4" X 4' W X 4',6',8'H.

 

Herb

 

There used to be a few "shops" around that had crews do a "Car Building Contest"    to see which crew could build a standard steel framed, wood sided box  in the shortest amount of time. 

Each crew would start out with the same frames, and build the wood "box" , with the stack of lumber supplied for that type of box car.   Might be able to Google a few pictures...anyone?

18 minutes ago, steven newman said:

There used to be a few "shops" around that had crews do a "Car Building Contest"    to see which crew could build a standard steel framed, wood sided box  in the shortest amount of time. 

Each crew would start out with the same frames, and build the wood "box" , with the stack of lumber supplied for that type of box car.   Might be able to Google a few pictures...anyone?

Did they have to put the T&G on with the Stanley 45?

 

Herb

the other car siding.....

 

Wainscoting is the lumber term used nowadays for you "older than dirt" guys.

Comes in 4x8 paneling sheets for "quickies" ( lower walls below chairrail)  and 6 in x 8 ft T&G for the rest.

 

By the way, T&G is what they used to call the old siding for the house ( now they use CDX plywood) or the old floor underpayment. Usually in 1x8x8 boards with rabbeted edges. Not really T&g but hey, who uses the proper terms any more?

 

Edited January 15, 20179 yr by DRAGON1

Hey Mike. Good to see ya. Where ya been hiding?

39 minutes ago, DRAGON1 said:

used nowadays for you "older than dirt" guys.

well it's a dirty job but someone's got to do it 'er be it...well you get the idea?

When I first saw the title of this I was thinking you guys were going to start reminiscing about the car-hop days, where they put the tray of food on the side of the car, shows ya what I know!

Never heard it called that, but bead board, etc., yeah....   guess it's all about what you grew up with or were exposed to over the years.   a lot of the folks at the big box stores don't really get any training.(to speak of)...   I didn't know what this thing was until i looked it up...

 

7 hours ago, Stick486 said:

Can you identify the car? Looks to be probably 1937 vintage Probably of European  make.

Car siding is how my dad referred to it. 6" and 8".  Could be a mid-west thing.

Danl

1 hour ago, It Was Al B said:

Can you identify the car? Looks to be probably 1937 vintage Probably of European  make.

Looks to me, like a Ford or Mercury woody.

I thought Ford at first, but the headlights and the hood ornament changed my thoughts. It might be the mercury hood ornament but it's not really that clear. The ornament on the grill could be the Ford V8 symbol. All 60 HP if my memory serves me right.

Edited January 16, 20179 yr by It Was Al B
added info

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

Looks to me, like a Ford or Mercury woody.

 

43 minutes ago, It Was Al B said:

 

I thought Ford at first, but the headlights and the hood ornament changed my thoughts. It might be the mercury hood ornament but it's not really that clear. The ornament on the grill could be the Ford V8 symbol. All 60 HP if my memory serves me right.

 

Good guess on both of your parts...sure looks like the grill, hood ornament, bumper & headlights of a 37 Ford Deluxe...

Edited January 16, 20179 yr by Grandpadave52

3 hours ago, It Was Al B said:

Can you identify the car? Looks to be probably 1937 vintage Probably of European  make.

'37 Ford woodie..

Edited January 16, 20179 yr by Stick486

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=37+ford+woodie&t=ffsb&iax=1&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classicarnews.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F03%2F37ford-woody-6.jpg

The hood ornament made me think Packard, but I'm not sure they ever did a woody version.