The Ford Barn

Skrain · 12-03-2013, 04:37 PM

I was at a local junk shop yesterday, and saw a pair of the clamp-on expanding scissor type running board luggage/cargo holders.
Just wondering...did Ford ever make them, or were they an aftermarket accessory?
Also, what might a pair of them in decent shape be worth?
These needed some T.L.C., and wire-brushing and paint, but they were basically intact, and still expanded and folded up quite easily.

Onlybackroads · 12-03-2013, 05:28 PM

I paid $20 for a decent set that would need paint to a lot of people, but suited my car just fine. I've seen them being sold for $40 in really nice shape and I thought it was a good deal.

peters180a/170b · 12-03-2013, 05:37 PM

had 1 at Hershey 3 years ago [ nos] mint ! $15.00 was my price.... they are now somewhere near the woods..... and misfit parts..

DougVieyra · 12-03-2013, 09:30 PM

No, FORD did not make them. However, about every Tom, Dick and Harry outside vendor DID make them. They were found in a wide array of styles, shapes and configurations. I have about 5 or 6 of them, each one different from the other. The last time I saw them at swap-meets, they were selling for around $10 for 'rough shape', $20 for 'good shape', and $30 for "excellent" shape. They are really quite common, as a great many of them were sold in the twenty's and early thirties, because they were a really handy accessory to increase the limited hauling space on an old car.

glenn in camino · 12-03-2013, 10:16 PM

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I think they were really popular during the depression.

12-03-2013, 04:37 PM	#1
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Running Board Luggage holders I was at a local junk shop yesterday, and saw a pair of the clamp-on expanding scissor type running board luggage/cargo holders. Just wondering...did Ford ever make them, or were they an aftermarket accessory? Also, what might a pair of them in decent shape be worth? These needed some T.L.C., and wire-brushing and paint, but they were basically intact, and still expanded and folded up quite easily. __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

12-03-2013, 05:28 PM	#2
Onlybackroads Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 235	Re: Running Board Luggage holders I paid $20 for a decent set that would need paint to a lot of people, but suited my car just fine. I've seen them being sold for $40 in really nice shape and I thought it was a good deal.

12-03-2013, 05:37 PM	#3
peters180a/170b Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Putnam Valley N.Y. Posts: 2,151	Re: Running Board Luggage holders had 1 at Hershey 3 years ago [ nos] mint ! $15.00 was my price.... they are now somewhere near the woods..... and misfit parts..

12-03-2013, 09:30 PM	#4
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,733	Re: Running Board Luggage holders No, FORD did not make them. However, about every Tom, Dick and Harry outside vendor DID make them. They were found in a wide array of styles, shapes and configurations. I have about 5 or 6 of them, each one different from the other. The last time I saw them at swap-meets, they were selling for around $10 for 'rough shape', $20 for 'good shape', and $30 for "excellent" shape. They are really quite common, as a great many of them were sold in the twenty's and early thirties, because they were a really handy accessory to increase the limited hauling space on an old car. Last edited by DougVieyra; 12-04-2013 at 09:09 PM.

12-03-2013, 10:16 PM	#5
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: Running Board Luggage holders Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I think they were really popular during the depression.