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Old 09-16-2021, 11:09 PM   #1
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Default "Rules" for crossbar-style rear bumper

I sometimes see cars with a crossbar-style rear bumper, i.e., one that goes all the way across like the front bumper. They naturally appear only on cars with side-mount spares. But they also appear mostly on cars with luggage racks, and I don't recall seeing one on a 28-29 model. The service bulletins from Mar. '28 tell dealers how to install the full-width rear bumper, so obviously it was an option from the beginning.

Does anyone have a sense of the unofficial "rules" for which cars tend to have the full-width rear bumper? Am I correct that 100% of them are either dealer-installed or aftermarket? Are certain years or body styles more likely to have them?
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Default Re: "Rules" for crossbar-style rear bumper

I believe it didn't start until the 31's. My tudor w/dual sidemounts had one.
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Default Re: "Rules" for crossbar-style rear bumper

Here are two coupes and two roadsters I found on Google Image search that are unmistakably '30 and have the full-width rear bumper. Note that all of them also have luggage racks, and at least three have dual taillights and step plates (i.e., heavily accessorized).
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Here's the service bulletin from Mar. 1928 (p. 230) saying how to make the swap. But I still haven't seen it on a '28 or '29 car. Maybe the shape of the 28/29 front bumper looks too weird when you put it on the back.
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