This is from my Christmas card in the 1980s
That's a sliding security grating at the bottom of the steps, there was to be an oak entry door at the top.
edit:
Wait a minute! I just realized Randy Grubb stole the Type II over White 300 design for his Deco-liner. Since it's all a fantasy, the engine is a flathead flat 12 amidships under the living-room floor.