Someone gave me this. I have no clue what it is or what it's for. I'm probably going to hang it on the wall. But would like to know what it is before I do. I am wondering what this part is for...anyone know? If you are correct I'll give you the grand prize of absolutely nothing...Doesn't that sound great! I'm guessing part of a continental kit.
I just saw one of those on the rear bumper on a 49 Chev, the owner didnt know what it was either? It hinged forward when lifting the trunk but the trunk would have lifted without hinging it forward?
worth a bunch of money to the La Bomba guys. I have a matching one for the front in my cool stuff pile.
No one is going to care if I hang it on the wall right? It's more just cool junk to me. But if it's something rare that people search for I would sell it and give the old timer the cash.
Hmmm?? The fact that this very "chair-like" seat is made of wood tells me that it must be from a very, very early, ultra-rare "pre-upholstery-era" Chevy!!!! What a find! If it was mine. I'd be on the phone right now to the Smithsonian!!! <LOL> Mart3406 ============================
I have had several.. i think its accessory for 41 - 48 chevy.. it tilts down so that the trunk doesnt hit it when its opened up.. they can bring fair money.. but there seem to be more of these than demand for them. its a great wall hanger..
I was thinking it was Jack Lelanes' first excercise equipment, like an early sit down thigh master thingy....or maybe his first manual juicer.....and in the background was some of his homegrown herb supliment....
Mounts on the front as a grill guard. Fold the arm down and put it over the tow hitch ball and tow your chevy around. Ford guys say all Chevy's should have one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1941...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories this one is missing the center emblem.
I've always heard these referred to as a "pull down guard", they mount on the rear bumper and as mentioned the lowrider bomb community loves these. If this one is in good shape it'd probably bring $150-$200.
Man, you gotta love the humor here, first guess would have been a spare tire holder, I don't think Danchuk or Trim Parts will be reproducing them, maybe it can be used as a door knocker, how much for the shoes, I'll pay shipping!
-------------------------------------------- Yeah. 1906 was the last year. It turns out that unbeknownst to Chevrolet, the use of ordinary wooden kitchen chairs for automobile seating - which was just starting to become industry practice around that time - had actually been patented a year earlier the by the Wooster Steaming Fermented Creamed Corn Company (W.S.F.C.C. LLC for short) of East Armpit Nebraska. By the way, just in case you didn't know , there is another automobile connection here too, because W.S.F.C.C LLC was the forerunner of the conglomerate, that after buying up the assets of the sill financially sound but morally and technologically bankrupt, Dikphor Motors Corporation, 'the 'Flaming Comet Spring Powered Car Company' and the infamous 'Rolls-Kinarardly Motors - as well as the majority of shares in Hopgood, Nogo, Cyclops, and a dozen other smaller, troubled and equally poorly-named car manufactures in 1922, eventually merged them all to became the infamous, but profitable Detroit-based Henway Motors Corporation. Anyway, to make a long story short, in the spring of 1906 Chevrolet released some sneak-preview press photos to the leading car magazines of the day, showing off their new 'super-custom-deluxe' ergonomically designed wooden kitchen chair, that was going to be an available high-dollar option on certain upcoming 'top of the line' 1907 Chevrolet' models. Unfortunately when pony express mail-riders finally reached East Armpit, the pics caught the beady little eyes of W.S.F.C.C LLC's legal department, who promptly filed a lawsuit against Chevrolet for patent infringement. In the ensuing court battle, a judge and jury in Chicago ruled against Chevrolet, issuing a cease and desist order and ordering Chevrolet to pay out a more than a kazillion dollars in damages. The damages were later reduced to one dollar on appeal, but the damage was done. From that point on, no other car manufacturer would ever again use wooden kitchen chairs for automobile seating. Now you know.....the rest of the story. Mart3406 (Official Henway Motors Archivist and Corporate Historian) ============================
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