Henderson Tenn ?
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Henderson Tenn ?
On the back bumper of my 67' it has the words "Henderson Tenn" stamped into it, I was just wondering what it ment.
I'm not shure if its a certan modle of truck or just a repo bumper brand.
Anyone know what this means?
I'm not shure if its a certan modle of truck or just a repo bumper brand.
Anyone know what this means?
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Some aftermarket step bumpers used to have dealer's names stamped on them.
In this case, here's my idea:
The bumper was made by a company not only headquartered in Henderson, but that was the company name, too.
Like: Henderson Bumper Company, Henderson, Tenn.
On the West Coast, the Fey Bumper Company was the largest. All their step bumpers have a Fey badge riveted to the bumper, usually close to where the license plate attached.
In this case, here's my idea:
The bumper was made by a company not only headquartered in Henderson, but that was the company name, too.
Like: Henderson Bumper Company, Henderson, Tenn.
On the West Coast, the Fey Bumper Company was the largest. All their step bumpers have a Fey badge riveted to the bumper, usually close to where the license plate attached.
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Originally Posted by Carnut6870
It means Henderson Tennessee. I'm not sure on this but I think some dealers use to have bumpers made with thier names or towns on them.
They were a fairly sturdy looking bumper with a dealers name and town stamped into the face of them in letters a couple of inches high, the ones I remember were mostly in the Alabama and Mississippi area, maybe it was some sort of regional thing that never took off elsewhere.....
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I did some more research and I found that there is a large ford dealership in Henderson Tennessee. This truck did come from somewhere in Tennessee so that is probably where it was sold at.
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My 67 F 100 I bought has a car dealer close to me where the truck was purchased new, the dealership no longer is in existance, but the town is still there.......... So far barring the flooding and tornados. That is how most of the dealers in Arkansas done it, had factory bumpers sent to them, and then pressed their dealership name and the town on it.
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Ford didn't offer a factory step bumper till late in 1968, and it was only available for Stylesides thru 1972.
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Most trucks in those years were ordered by dealers with no rear bumper. At the customer's request, the dealer would install an aftermarket (usually step) bumper. In my area, it was common to have the dealer name on one side of the bumper and the city and state on the other.
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Originally Posted by limegoldf100
Most trucks in those years were ordered by dealers with no rear bumper. At the customer's request, the dealer would install an aftermarket (usually step) bumper. In my area, it was common to have the dealer name on one side of the bumper and the city and state on the other.
Ppl today don't realize that back then, things we take for granted today were optional. Examples: the spare tire and the wheel, AM radio (the only radio available), power steering/brakes, air conditioning, shoulder seat belts (after 1967), non glare inside mirror, tinted windshield, tinted door and back glass.
Power windows and seats weren't available at all till 1981. While AM/FM radios were first offered in the mid 1970's, there were no AM/FM stereo radios with a cassette offered till 1980.
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