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wmgmitchell |
03-11-2014 @ 7:14 PM
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Mike, I received the replacement bumper that was represented to be an original part for a 40. The bumper has the two ridges running the length of the inside, BUT they have about 2 inches of space between them. I believe I have an original front bumper on my car but the distance between the two ridges is only about an inch. Question: did they ship an original part or is the one on my car wrong?
Bill
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kubes40 |
03-12-2014 @ 6:04 AM
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The bumpers with the two ribs on the back are correct. I have had a few with the ribs far apart as this one is. My guess is there was more than one supplier to Ford for this item. I will attempt to determine if this was a design change and, if so, when it took place. Or, if it was simply a different supplier.
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wmgmitchell |
03-12-2014 @ 6:50 AM
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Thanks very much, Mike.
Bill
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trjford8 |
03-12-2014 @ 5:23 PM
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The ones with the wider space between the ridges is a commercial bumper. I have original bumpers on my 41 pickup and the ridges are farther apart than on my 41 coupe.
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kubes40 |
03-12-2014 @ 6:46 PM
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TRJFORD8, As all '40 Ford passenger car (front & rear)and 112" w.b.commercial vehicles (front) AND '41 112" w.b. commercial (front) bumper bars were identical (part number) how did you manage to determine that the wider spaced ribs were specific to truck?
This message was edited by kubes40 on 3-13-14 @ 10:24 AM
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trjford8 |
03-14-2014 @ 5:50 PM
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My truck has the original bumpers and I know of two other pickups with the same style bumpers. At this point I don't have any written documentation, but I'm hoping that the 40-41 pickup book reprinted by the V-8 Club may shed some light on this issue.
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kubes40 |
03-15-2014 @ 5:33 AM
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trjford, How do you KNOW your bumpers are authentic to your truck and had not been replaced at some point? As you are certainly well aware, a LOT happened to these vehicles when they were simply "used" vehicles. Especially trucks - worked very hard back then, much unlike modern times. I feel it is a huge stretch to believe the wide spaced bumpers were specific to commercial vehicles. Having an identical part number as the passenger cars bumper (bar) I would strongly suggest that they were installed upon vehicles as they were received at the assembly line. NO preference being given to a specific model. If Ford had required a specific bumper (bar) for a specific vehicle, there would have been a specific design (different part number).
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trjford8 |
03-15-2014 @ 7:37 AM
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Can you prove they are not specific to commercial vehicles? As I said I have no documentation and am only going by observations of original trucks. If I had further proof you can rest assured you would be the first one to hear about it.
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kubes40 |
03-15-2014 @ 11:19 AM
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I can't prove they were not specific to commercial vehicles. However, I can prove the EXACT same part was used on all 40 passenger cars and the fronts of all '40 & '41 (112" wb) commercial vehicles. Seems quite the stretch to think Ford would have sorted them on the assembly line. I can just see it: " Hey Joe! You can't go putting that wide spaced ribbed bumper on a car! Are you crazy Joe?". Plus, on the concourse, is it now the practice for the judge to prove something DIDN'T happen?
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alanwoodieman |
03-15-2014 @ 1:30 PM
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the only comment I ever heard from a concourse judge was--they both should match as to width between ridges,-- but like Kube said I doubt if the assembly line people cared!!
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