Original 1932 frame and repo body

[glennpm]

Originally Posted by PeteVS

I know I've read it in the past (I forget where) but original frames were subject to being bent. If a driver has a tank full of gas and a spare tire mounted back there, all of that weight is hanging out there a good distance from the rear crossmember. Traveling at a good speed and hitting a significant bump will create enough of a bending moment on the frame to bend it.

My frame had this issue. Just under the frame bend, the sides of the frame bulge out a bit from the downward bending from the loads you mention or from being hit in the rear.