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12-22-2020, 06:47 PM | #1 |
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Switching bumper 1930
Has anyone tried switching the front bumper to the rear on a 30/31 A? Just thinking out loud.
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12-22-2020, 06:50 PM | #2 |
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12-22-2020, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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Re: Switching bumper 1930
I have seen that done a couple of times. Kind of like a one piece bumper/spare tire gaurd. https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/P...earchByKeyword
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I remember seeing someone do that on a pickup. Didn't look bad, better than no bumber IMO.
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12-22-2020, 07:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: Switching bumper 1930
31 fordor came this way. Easy to bolt up. Same as front bumpers.
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12-22-2020, 09:23 PM | #6 |
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12-22-2020, 10:14 PM | #7 |
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Re: Switching bumper 1930
My Victoria had a full rear bumper. I beleive you could order the car that way.
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Here's mine
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12-23-2020, 08:39 AM | #10 |
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My late 31 Tudor with dual side mounts had one.
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12-23-2020, 08:48 AM | #11 |
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Re: Switching bumper 1930
I read somewhere that a full length rear bumper was an option in 30/31. It may have been dealer installed. One of the books has pictures but I do not remember where. i will have to look.
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12-23-2020, 08:57 AM | #12 |
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I thought the factory installation of solid rear bumpers were reserved for DeLuxe vehicles such as 40B, 180A, 400A, et/al after the length of bumpers were decreased to 60" in late 1930. Naturally a dealer could have installed them as an accessory but not sure they would have been standard on a Fordor. Am I wrong??
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12-23-2020, 08:58 AM | #13 |
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"Henry's Lady" page 234 in the section on the 1931 Convertible Sedan shows a full width rear bumper and writes "...standard on the Convertible Sedan and Deluxe Phaeton."
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12-23-2020, 09:31 AM | #14 |
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Re: Switching bumper 1930
I put a 1930 bumper on the rear 1930 pickup.
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12-23-2020, 09:34 AM | #15 |
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My April, '31 deluxe roadster has a full width bumper. I believe it is original to the car because the rust on it matches the rusty front bumper! The
June, 1929, Ford Service Bulletin shows a pic of a closed car with the new truck rack on the back. With a full rear bumper and the proper '29 center clamp. Nothing in the ad. is mentioned about the rear bumper though. Bob-A |
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Re: Switching bumper 1930
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31 fordor came this way. Easy to bolt up. Same as front bumpers. I thought the factory installation of solid rear bumpers were reserved for DeLuxe vehicles such as 40B, 180A, 400A, et/al after the length of bumpers were decreased to 60" in late 1930. Naturally a dealer could have installed them as an accessory but not sure they would have been standard on a Fordor. Am I wrong?? __________________ Brent. You are right. I doubt if fordors came with full length rear bumpers as well. I bought this car 3 months ago and it came this way. Pretty sure some previous owner did the switch. Sorry for the confusion. mike |
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