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C26Pinelake 02-16-2012 06:33 PM

Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

I have a 29 Pickup roadster that has no rear bumper. It shows in the salesman's sales book that a rear bumper was available as an accesory for 8 dollars. I have always been told that pickups never had rear bumpers. If they did where might they be available from to allow for turn signals ? Thanks wayne

Vanspeed 02-16-2012 06:46 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

My 29 does not have one but I would be interested to know if they were available for them.

Gary WA 02-16-2012 06:49 PM

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No bumper But you can put one on! 28-31

CarlG 02-16-2012 06:51 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

While rear bumpers were not "original", mine has one on it now. (Avitar was taken BB)

Do a search, there are several threads on the subject that I read up on before installing mine.

C26Pinelake 02-16-2012 06:56 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

On the web site "Rare Model A accesories " there is one section devoted to pickup trucks and that is where I saw it.

Vic in E-TN 02-16-2012 07:04 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

I have a 29 and I installed a full length rear 29 bumper. All pickups (not only Model A's) should have a trailer hitch. The only problem that I have is that if you have one that is not a 1 1/4 or 2 inch receiver type it will stick out and you cannot lower the tailgate all the way. This year I want to replace my old one with a 1 1/4 inch receiver.

Vic:)

rickmass 02-16-2012 07:27 PM

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Ilive in mass.wouldn,t be a bad thing to put one on my truck.Rickmass

Joop 02-17-2012 08:03 AM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

"On the web site "Rare Model A accesories " there is one section devoted to pickup trucks and that is where I saw it."

Could you let us know the link to this website please. thanks

RonC 02-17-2012 08:21 AM

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Rare Model A Accessories

http://users.erols.com/b-dwheeler/index.html

JBR 02-17-2012 09:10 AM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by C26Pinelake (Post 366061)
On the web site "Rare Model A accessories " there is one section devoted to pickup trucks and that is where I saw it.

I'm not sure how to say this without it sounding bad, which is not my intent. The paragraph below the ad reads,

"The booklet once belonged to Mr. Emmett Francois of New Jersey, who shares this rare piece of Model A literature with us.

Although the book is geared towards truck buyers, many of the accessories shown are the same ones used for cars." from Bruce Wheeler's "Friends of the Model A Web Site"

Model A pickups did not come with rear bumpers, nor were they a factory or dealer option to my knowledge. Some people have rigged up rear bumpers using car bumper mounts on their pickups. I am considering doing the same for mine when I get that far.
Jon

C26Pinelake 02-17-2012 09:11 AM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

Yes that is indeed the site I found it on and I clicked on truck accesories.
Wayne

Big John 02-17-2012 11:43 AM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

no from factory

Jake 02-17-2012 01:10 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

I have model A bumpers on the back of my 32 PU. it was less expensive than trying to find a 32 bumper.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/DCPO2006

glenn in camino 02-17-2012 08:49 PM

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Do they stick out enough to protect your tailgate in a rear end bump?

CarlG 02-17-2012 09:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by glenn in camino (Post 366971)
Do they stick out enough to protect your tailgate in a rear end bump?

Depends on how you mount it.

Mikeinnj 02-18-2012 01:20 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by C26Pinelake (Post 366061)
On the web site "Rare Model A accesories " there is one section devoted to pickup trucks and that is where I saw it.

There is no such website....

The correct link is shown here....http://users.erols.com/b-dwheeler/indexacc.html

C26Pinelake 02-18-2012 01:56 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

Thanks for relaying your message in such a friendly manner. I think you will find the site quoted above is the same you quoted. Thank you for verifying the previous information as that was very kind of you !!!

mrtexas 02-18-2012 02:10 PM

Re: Did Pickup have a rear bumper or not ?
 

I got some bar stock the matching width/thickness for the cut off rear bumper mount I had from a box of junk. I promptly welded up a bracket and used a cross member I had for my e28 open cab pickup. I didn't need to drill a hole in the frame either. I added a few stoplights as well.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...auber/Rear.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...earbumpers.jpg

C26Pinelake 02-18-2012 03:28 PM

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Looks good Mr.texas, I am inpressed !

Tom Wesenberg 02-18-2012 03:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by C26Pinelake (Post 367465)
Looks good Mr.texas, I am inpressed !

Yes, I agree that it does look good. I also saw a rear bumper made by the owner back in the 30's in such a way that he had a storage tray below the bed.


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