they were an extra cost option, and like all the other appearance options, such as door handle scratch guards or the various chrome packages, tradesmen and farmers didn't spend money on looks, so no, they're not "common" but they are reproduced cuz nowadays more folks are interested in looks wink

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics