hi everyone, i've been a lurker here for a while reading all the good information, after doing some research and not finding definitive answers i feel it's time to ask :) does anyone know or have proof or evidence that the 1 Ton pickup truck for AD years 1947-53 ever had a factory rear bumper? what i have so far: 1 - i cannot find any documentation that lists RPOs for a rear bumper on anything larger than a 3/4 Ton truck 2 - the Chevrolet 1948-50 truck specifications for overall vehicle dimensions has diagrams of the 1 Ton without a rear bumper unlike the 1/2 and 3/4 ton (attached excerpt) 3 - there is no part number in the bumper specifications table for a 1 Ton rear (3804 rear) (attached excerpt) 4 - the 1 ton front bumper is thicker than the 1/2 and 3/4 tons, it's spec.'d at 0.231-0.245 inches spring steel. This thicker spec. implies that if there is a unicorn original rear it too should be the thicker style to match. 5 - in all the used vehicles i've examined in wrecking yards over the years i haven't come across evidence of a rear bumper on the 1 ton.
i'm starting to think maybe it never had a rear bumper... but i like the look of having a rear bumper so i guess it won't be original if i put one on there. looking forward to the discussion thanks -s
