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Vanspeed · 01-25-2016, 08:06 PM

Did the 35 pickup come with a rear bumper? I do not have one, no brackets, nothing. I have seen a lot of restored trucks with them. A lot of projects/unrestored I have seen are usually like mine, just the frame rails. Did they have one and if so where can I find the brackets?

Lawson Cox · 01-25-2016, 08:53 PM

No rear bumper on 35 pickup. Came out in 36. Woops, I made a booboo but corrected it.

Vanspeed · 01-25-2016, 09:16 PM

Hi Lawson, my truck is a 35. Did the 35 have one?

Scott H in Wheaton · 01-25-2016, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanspeed

Did the 35 pickup come with a rear bumper? I do not have one, no brackets, nothing. I have seen a lot of restored trucks with them. A lot of projects/unrestored I have seen are usually like mine, just the frame rails. Did they have one and if so where can I find the brackets?

Keep in mind the frame is same from 35-40.
Mac's has reproduction brackets and bumpers for all those years, but I've been shopping on Ebay for good used originals.
I thnk since I'm using a '37 bed on my '36 I would be better off using '37 bumper brackets.
Maybe a "wanted" ad here on the 'Barn will help.

Vanspeed · 01-25-2016, 09:23 PM

I do not see 35 ford commercial brackets on macs, only passenger. I just want to run what was factory unless adding a rear bumper is easy and cheap. I would only run an old original bumper to fit in with the rest of the truck.

Scott H in Wheaton · 01-25-2016, 10:15 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanspeed

I do not see 35 ford commercial brackets on macs, only passenger. I just want to run what was factory unless adding a rear bumper is easy and cheap. I would only run an old original bumper to fit in with the rest of the truck.

One just sold with brackets for about $65 plus shipping from Ohio I think.

I just got a new Macs catalog and they list bumpers and brackets for pickups, also known as commercial.

Lawson Cox · 01-25-2016, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

No rear bumper on 35 pickup. Came out in 36. Woops, I made a booboo

but corrected it.

No, 35 did not come with a rear bumper. First rear bumper in 36. 35 & 36 bumpers are different as well.

oldandtired · 01-26-2016, 08:28 AM

My understanding is that you could have a rear bumper in 35 as sorta like a dealer option. That does not mean I am correct, just what I have been told over the years, and I have like many other people seen no shortage of 35's with a rear bumper. I have also seen them with a chrome windshield frame, banjo, dual horns, smiley front bumper, and the like that are not factory at all, just done by restorers because they liked them and if they are not going to be judged, that's the important thing.
The frame brackets on the rear of the 35 passenger frame the bumper brackets mount to are bolt-on brackets. My 35 pickup project has the brackets on it because I replaced the frame with a rust-free one that was originally a passenger car frame and I haven't bothered to take off the brackets.

Vanspeed · 01-26-2016, 09:46 AM

What are the differences between the 35-36 bumper?

Lawson Cox · 01-26-2016, 11:40 AM

The way the ends turn in. 35 sort of straight, 36's turn down and holes in bumper are lower. Different bumper arms. Look in the 35-36 Book.

keith oh · 01-26-2016, 11:51 AM

Beware of repo bumpers and brackets. I had a set that bent badly from a light bump into a post. Luckily I had kept my original 35 set, had them re chromed ($300 each), believe me they don't bend easily.

TJ · 01-26-2016, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by keith oh

Beware of repo bumpers and brackets. I had a set that bent badly from a light bump into a post. Luckily I had kept my original 35 set, had them re chromed ($300 each), believe me they don't bend easily.

Factory brackets and bumpers are spring steel. Repos are not.

1932 V8 · 01-26-2016, 12:09 PM

And what TJ said above is extremely good info. My 32 has original bumpers and brackets. The rear of it was hit while I was parked by a lady backing up. She nailed the drivers rear at a 45 deg angle. I was in the back yard and heard it . She was able to bend my bumper and bracket slightly. Pretty easy fix for me and it saved my original paint rear fender from any damage . I always stick with original !

Jeff/Illinois · 01-26-2016, 12:44 PM

Just don't add bumper brackets makes it kinda tough to lower the tailgate.

deuce_roadster · 01-26-2016, 01:33 PM

I do know that in 40, the rear bumper for a pickup was an option that most people didn't buy.
The reason I know this is that it is the same bumper bar as the woodie. I looked for 25 years for a good one for my woodie. It is flatter and the center 2 holes are closer to the ends then the "regular" 40 bumper bar that fits both front and back of the other passenger cars. Don't know about earlier pickups, but it wouldn't surprise me if rear bumpers were optional on them as well.

Vanspeed · 01-26-2016, 01:39 PM

I think I might leave it the way it is, without one since that was the way it came from the factory.

Zimmco · 01-26-2016, 02:13 PM

The 35's definitely did not come with a rear bumper. Note the photo that Don put up in the later thread about 35 pickup tail lights.

01-25-2016, 08:06 PM	#1
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,392	1935 pickup rear bumper factory? Did the 35 pickup come with a rear bumper? I do not have one, no brackets, nothing. I have seen a lot of restored trucks with them. A lot of projects/unrestored I have seen are usually like mine, just the frame rails. Did they have one and if so where can I find the brackets? __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

01-25-2016, 08:53 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? No rear bumper on 35 pickup. Came out in 36. Woops, I made a booboo but corrected it. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Last edited by Lawson Cox; 01-25-2016 at 10:50 PM.

01-25-2016, 09:16 PM	#3
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,392	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? Hi Lawson, my truck is a 35. Did the 35 have one? __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

01-25-2016, 09:23 PM	#5
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,392	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? I do not see 35 ford commercial brackets on macs, only passenger. I just want to run what was factory unless adding a rear bumper is easy and cheap. I would only run an old original bumper to fit in with the rest of the truck. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

01-26-2016, 08:28 AM	#8
oldandtired Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edgefield, SC Posts: 816	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? My understanding is that you could have a rear bumper in 35 as sorta like a dealer option. That does not mean I am correct, just what I have been told over the years, and I have like many other people seen no shortage of 35's with a rear bumper. I have also seen them with a chrome windshield frame, banjo, dual horns, smiley front bumper, and the like that are not factory at all, just done by restorers because they liked them and if they are not going to be judged, that's the important thing. The frame brackets on the rear of the 35 passenger frame the bumper brackets mount to are bolt-on brackets. My 35 pickup project has the brackets on it because I replaced the frame with a rust-free one that was originally a passenger car frame and I haven't bothered to take off the brackets.

01-26-2016, 09:46 AM	#9
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,392	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? What are the differences between the 35-36 bumper? __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

01-26-2016, 11:40 AM	#10
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? The way the ends turn in. 35 sort of straight, 36's turn down and holes in bumper are lower. Different bumper arms. Look in the 35-36 Book. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

01-26-2016, 11:51 AM	#11
keith oh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Millersport, central ohio Posts: 668	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? Beware of repo bumpers and brackets. I had a set that bent badly from a light bump into a post. Luckily I had kept my original 35 set, had them re chromed ($300 each), believe me they don't bend easily.

01-26-2016, 12:09 PM	#13
1932 V8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windsor California Posts: 492	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? And what TJ said above is extremely good info. My 32 has original bumpers and brackets. The rear of it was hit while I was parked by a lady backing up. She nailed the drivers rear at a 45 deg angle. I was in the back yard and heard it . She was able to bend my bumper and bracket slightly. Pretty easy fix for me and it saved my original paint rear fender from any damage . I always stick with original !

01-26-2016, 12:44 PM	#14
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,803	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? Just don't add bumper brackets makes it kinda tough to lower the tailgate.

01-26-2016, 01:33 PM	#15
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,824	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? I do know that in 40, the rear bumper for a pickup was an option that most people didn't buy. The reason I know this is that it is the same bumper bar as the woodie. I looked for 25 years for a good one for my woodie. It is flatter and the center 2 holes are closer to the ends then the "regular" 40 bumper bar that fits both front and back of the other passenger cars. Don't know about earlier pickups, but it wouldn't surprise me if rear bumpers were optional on them as well.

01-26-2016, 01:39 PM	#16
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,392	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? I think I might leave it the way it is, without one since that was the way it came from the factory. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

01-26-2016, 02:13 PM	#17
Zimmco Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Phoenix, MD Posts: 133	Re: 1935 pickup rear bumper factory? The 35's definitely did not come with a rear bumper. Note the photo that Don put up in the later thread about 35 pickup tail lights.