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09-16-2021, 11:09 PM | #1 |
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"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? |
09-17-2021, 07:43 AM | #2 |
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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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09-17-2021, 08:18 AM | #3 |
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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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09-17-2021, 08:26 AM | #4 |
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Re: "Rules" for crossbar-style rear bumper
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