Unusual Studebaker Items #25 (truck grille guards)

[53k]

Just what you need to drive the Outback with 'roo protection.

[52-fan]

The straight bars on the lower picture make me think of how often people would push start a stalled car with another car or truck. Of course, back then most cars had strong bumpers and standard transmissions. Only some of the cars with automatics could be pushed started.

[Skinnys Garage]

Here's that heavy duty guard on my old '49.

[Roscomacaw]

"Added Bueaty" What's that about the eye of the beholder???

[PlainBrownR2]

We only have one of those bumper guards in the lower photo, from one of our trucks we bought here. I say only one because it was mounted in the center of the bumper. It looks better with two, but when you're a farmer and using your vehicle with little cash to spare, well, now you're just getting fancy by having to buy two!!

[Skip Lackie]

There is also a version of the two-bar guards that has a horizontal cross piece that fits in holes in the vertical bars.

[wolfie]

Does anyone have one of the guards like the one on Skinny's truck ? I would love to have one for my '49.
Steve

[wolfie]

take 2..
If this works the '49 should appear below. Shewolf

[Sdude]

and the price seems resonable...

[2R5]

If I was after one of those I would think a good fabricator could make one most likely cheaper than if you found a vendor with a NOS one.

[wolfie]

If I was after one of those I would think a good fabricator could make one most likely cheaper than if you found a vendor with a NOS one.

I am willing to try to build one but need to find someone that has one I can get measurements from. I am trying to replicate the first vehicle I ever owned, a 49 2R-15 that had one of these guards on it. I would like to find a guard, new or used, and still need to find a few right side mirror pieces and my current truck will be identical except for color. My first one was green and badly needed paint. I will leave this one the original tan as I like that color combo better anyway. Steve

[LeoH]

Paul, given the threads floating around lately, how about a page or two of Studebaker tissue dispensers? It seems to be a bad year for allergies all across Studedom apparently.

[wolfie]

Just bumping this. I would still love to find one of these guards for my truck. Thanks, Steve

[wolfie]

still looking. Steve

[Commander55]

Cool brochure photo. I have 4 of the "Heavy Duty Vertical Bumper Guards" on my '49 2R15.

The straight bars on the lower picture make me think of how often people would push start a stalled car with another car or truck. Of course, back then most cars had strong bumpers and standard transmissions. Only some of the cars with automatics could be pushed started.