01-18-2016, 09:04 AM | #21 |
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Re: 41 bumpers
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There's something fishy about the blue '42 There are no bumperettes or 3 5/16 long bolts (to attach bumperettes) listed for rear of 1942 when used with ribbed bumper. All in all, ribbed bumpers for 42 are very rare... I wonder if Ford was using up the last of the '41 bumpers during the early production of '42? A search for pics of '42 Ford reveals very few cars with ribbed bumpers but many cars with plain bumpers. Compare 1941 rear ribbed (has guards/bumperettes) and 1942 rear ribbed: Part#'s 11A-17996B and 11A-17908 respectively (1941 parts/numbers). 1942 rear ribbed bumper -no 3 5/16" bolts, no guards. *this is the only listing for ribbed rear bumper for 1942 passenger. Irregardless of Deluxe - Super Deluxe or Special. And as you mentioned, bumper mount/holes were repositioned for '42 which also forces a change of bumper arms which are more than likely lengthened and/or re-arched to accommodate for wider hole spacing. It appears that 1942 non ribbed bumper can be optioned with guards depending on model. Rear guards/holes are closely spaced requiring yet another style of bumper arms. Perhaps a prior owner of the blue '42 customize/modification sometime within the last 74 years? Or ?? . Last edited by moefuzz; 01-18-2016 at 09:32 AM. |
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01-18-2016, 03:39 PM | #25 |
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moefuz, it was the '38 and '39 Ford Wagons that had the spare tire mounted on the front seat just behind the driver. Also correct that the station wagon rear bumper had no "script". The rear bumper on the wagon had the center section depressed, to clear the tailgate mounted spare when it was opened. From 1940 thru 1948 the spare was tailgate mounted, not an option to mount it inside the car.
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01-18-2016, 05:18 PM | #27 |
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39topless, you are 100% correct. The owner of this yard when it was operating was a Studebaker man, and the yard was full of Studebakers. Unfortunately, the majority of the Studebakers finished up as scrap metal along with most of the rest of the cars. In the end, even cars that looked good were full of rust. I remember hearing of a guy who bought a 54 Ford Customline from the closing down auction, only for it to break in half when he was trying to load it onto his trailer. High humidity is the major cause of rust in this area.
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