I know it should not be done but---

Fred K-OR

Fred K-OR

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I know, a pickup and a huckster should not have a rear bumper. But I wanted one on my huckster. After all it is a huckster which is not a true blue Ford Model A. So sticking a bumper on when it is not suppose to be there is just being a true "Huckster".

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Good point...nice Huckster. So I am new to this hobby. How did it get the name huckster? I looked it up in the dictionary, "a person who sells small items, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store." So I am guessing that person who sold door to door made this type of Model A to haul his goods. Correct??
 
I think the addition of bumpers, seatbelts and turn signals are acceptable to anyone who regularly drives his gal around town! Good job!
 
Fred,

Looks great- the Huckster adds to the color of the hobby, have noticed a few in our region so your new group should get some interest,

Best of Luck,
 
Your Huckster looks great !! A member in our club installed bumpers also on his pick-up also which helped spruce it up. He also had a drawer type tool box, fabricated to fit between the rear bumper supports. The rear cross support was re-designed to allow the tool box drawer to be installed. A Model A roadster deck lid latch handle was installed on the drawer.

Enjoy......
 
George said:
Good point...nice Huckster. So I am new to this hobby. How did it get the name huckster? I looked it up in the dictionary, "a person who sells small items, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store." So I am guessing that person who sold door to door made this type of Model A to haul his goods. Correct??
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You are correct. They were used as a peddler's wagon (just like you found out in the dictionary). The peddler would travel around a neighborhood selling their goods.

Some companies (like York-Hoover) and individuals would buy the chassis from Ford and then put their own body on the chassis. Much like today a motor home is built on a Ford, Chev, etc. chassis. Thus as far as I know, the Huckster was never considered a "true" Ford model.

If anyone has more history on any of the Ford huckster type bodies, I would like to gather more info on this type of body.
 
The bumpers look good, and might save some damage in the event your mechanical brakes work better than the hydralics of some dummy behind you. I admire and respect those who do original restorations, particularly of the rarer cars like your Huckster-they are an important part of history. That said, my inclination runs to accepting individual modifications for personal taste and preference(not to mention safety). My guess is that the 2nd Model A off the line had some modifications before it went to Model A heaven. This tolerance of mine does not extend to putting in Chebby 350's or turning a perfectly good coupe into a rat rod.
 
I like the looks of the bumper it really completes the rear of the vehicle. It also comes in handy when people drive by the "Braille" method. The only problem I see is the bumper blocking the license plate.
 
not a true A , says who ? its got all the mechanics and parts . what just because your not included in all the catalogs ? go on Fred be proud.
I like to see them in their rare use as a fruit cart , farmers market style.
anyway, good safety feature. do you plan to fill that gap with a spare tire or a trunk/luggage rack? really build some envy for the guy behind you.
 
I always considered anything that Ford sent out of the factory as a true Model A, no matter what some outfitter chose to use for a body. After all it left the factory with a firewall, fenders, lights, running boards, hood and splash aprons, just as any Model A or AA firetruck would have left the factory to be outfitted by an outside shop. And Ford didn't build the Fordors either, but they pass the test! :)

And to top it off some people call hot rods Model A's, and they are nothing like what left the factory!:(
 
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Ross/Kzoo said:
I like the looks of the bumper it really completes the rear of the vehicle. It also comes in handy when people drive by the "Braille" method. The only problem I see is the bumper blocking the license plate.
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The license plate thing I only bothered to notice after I got it installed. So I will have to pass it by one of my daughters who is a policeperson and a future son-in-law who is also a policeperson to see if they would bother to stop me for hiding the plate. If it passes that muster, I think I will leave it. I suppose I could rig up a way to put it in the center but that would need a light for it. So for now, I will have to have the cops give me a judgment on it and then go from there.
 
Fred, You could order the bracket that is designed for Station wagons and Deliveries from Bratton's Part # 19380 for $8.25 . Then you would legal and right.
 
Having a bumper on the back pf my pickup would have saved the hood ornament of the Mercedes that rolled into it at a stoplight! (no harm to the truck!)
 
We had a fellow in our club who had his licence plate behind the bumper on his pickup. The CHP stopped him and gave him a fixit ticket to move it. Welcome to the bankrupt state of California!
 
I think the rear bumpers look great. The only thing I might have done different is to have used the same style bars as the front. neat looking rig.
 
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