Low price, lots of features, portability, strength, vintage appearance: we want them all but there's no perfect camera.
A Canham DLC 2 (a 4x5 metal folding camera with lots of features and true rigidity) will accommodate big lenses. It's not made of wood, but it's got everything else you're looking for I suspect, especially if you loosen up your definition of panache.
If you don't need a lightweight folding field camera, then I second David's recommendation of the Sinar P.
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