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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 06:47 PM
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OT: ID this bracket, please

I got this tail light bracket off of a cart I dismantled. Can anyone tell me if it is a brand name part or homemade or aftermarket.

The cart had 1932 Chevy wheels and axle and leafsprings. So it could be a Chevy part. I already sold the axle. I think the spoked wheels are worth $80 or more. We'll see.




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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 06:59 PM
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It has carriage bolts, so I think it was mounted to wood. It's a pretty nice casting so I'm leaning towards OEM. No markings on it?
 
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It has carriage bolts, so I think it was mounted to wood. It's a pretty nice casting so I'm leaning towards OEM. No markings on it?
Oh, for sure. I was thinking a flatbed truck. But then again if the wheels are 32 Chevy car wheels, the bracket just gave come from something else.

No markings or part or engineering numbers that I can see.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 08:44 PM
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Are you sure it's a taillight bracket? Only one hole? I'm thinking it may have something to do with the stake sides. Carriage bolts look to be about 5/16" and the single hole about 3/8" - 7/16".
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 08:46 PM
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Looks like a step-up that was used to get up into the rumble seat, usually mounted on the rear bumper. The round end had a rubber pad mounted on it.
 
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Originally Posted by CharlieLed
Looks like a step-up that was used to get up into the rumble seat, usually mounted on the rear bumper. The round end had a rubber pad mounted on it.
That makes sense, Charlie. There was only one "tail light" bracket like that on the cart. The other one was home made, roughly home made.

Did 32 Chevys have rumble seats?
 
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by the way here is what the cart looked like before I took it apart. Sawzall helped a lot.


 
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Originally Posted by abe
That makes sense, Charlie. There was only one "tail light" bracket like that on the cart. The other one was home made, roughly home made.

Did 32 Chevys have rumble seats?
Yes, but no brackets like that.




 
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Thanks Bob and John. Here's a 32 I found with a rumble seat.


The bracket in question looks too plain or rough for a car step. But the round part looks like it took a round rubber pad. I live in a rural area. As we all know back then they used what was available. Who knows what vehicle they got it from.
 
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Bingo! Charlie wins the chicken dinner. So the carriage bolts with the square nuts aren't original then. I was starting to think it came off of a manure spreader .........
 
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Here's another pic..

 
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Thanks for all the quick replies and pictures of 32 Chevys. I think it may be a step of some sort but not for a 32 Chevy. I don't think a tail light bracket for a flatbed or stakebed would have a round attaching point for the lamp.
 
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Could it be a support bracket under the fender for the fender step pad? Was it being used for a tail lamp bracket on the little trailer?
 
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Could it be a support bracket under the fender for the fender step pad? Was it being used for a tail lamp bracket on the little trailer?
Yes. You can see it in the trailer in post #7 above.
 
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