bumper confussion

Don't be in a rush to take the apart. I strongly recommend driving the car and getting to know it well. Enjoying the car and PLANNING your restoration for a year or so will pay off. Keep in mind that the typical restoration means having the car in pieces for several years.
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Very good advice. I can't tell you how many we found that had been apart for many years. My 28 sports coupe was apart for over 40 years. It takes me over a 1000 hours to restore one. That is a lot of hours to spend on one car, plus the cost of the parts.
 
No one can say for sure just how this car looked from the dealer, but we can say what was the common configuration, which were the bumperettes, rather than the continuous bumper, as in the front. There are a few other things that are not "common", That would be the four bumper clamps, rather than two, and what appears to be silver paint on the bumper, rather than the plating. The luggage rack and right hand tail lamp are, of course, more common, as dealer additions, but not factory issued. I think the most logical explanation is that this car, at one time in it's life, had a creative owner who wished to set his coupe apart from others, or for some reason, wanted the full bumper across the rear.

One side question... it appears the deck lid handle is pointing toward the right. Can one of you who know for sure comment on the correct position of the deck lid handle... straight up and down, to the left or to the right? Thank you.

Richard Tatoyan
 
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I couldn't agree more with Marco and George about not being in a hurry to take the car apart. If fact from what I see in your picture, it looks like it is just fine as is. Every year there are fewer and fewer cars with patina, and that's the cars the people love to see. I know for a fact that many Model A's are taken apart to restore and are still apart many years later. Finally the owner dies, or the interest is lost and the car is sold in pieces. Model A's in any condition are just plain fun to drive and enjoy.
 
This is a quote from the March 21,1929 service letter. "As optional equipment on cars which are ordered with well fender equipment, we are arranging to supply cross bar bumpers for the rear to replace bumperettes, if requested. Therefore, when you request cars built up at the Branch with well fender equipment, also specify if you desire the cross bar bumpers for the rear to replace bumperettes."

Bob
 
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