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ibshane

11-08-2017 @ 1:30 AM

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Can anybody tell me what this strap/handle thing on the back of the front seat in this 1937 Fordor is called...., and where I might possibly locate one??

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11-08-2017 @ 1:47 AM

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Coat hanger, garment hanger, etc. What it is NOT is a passenger strap or handle. I always warn anyone getting in the back seat to NOT use it as a handle and explain not only how fragile it can be but also what it is intended for. Never sourced one - perhaps LeBarron Bonney.

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11-08-2017 @ 2:02 AM

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I think I heard somewhere that they were originally used to hang a small blanket on to use as a foot warmer?

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11-08-2017 @ 2:39 AM

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Its usually called a robe rail. The metal ends and chains are extremely hard to find and the mounts. ken ct

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11-08-2017 @ 3:41 AM

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Back in the day when heaters were an optional accessory a small heavy blanket or robe was standard equipment in the colder parts of the country. I found one in the rumble seat of my original model A when I purchased it. Even with a heater under the dashboard it would have been normal to hang a robe over the robe rail to keep your backseat passengers happy since the heat from the front was probably less than optimum in the rear seat.

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11-08-2017 @ 8:15 AM

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It is called a robe rail. You will have to hunt for an original and they are hard (not impossible) to find in good condition.

It is my understanding that the robe rail is used to hang the robe when the robe is NOT in use. Vintage photos I have seen of backseat passengers in pre war cars show the robe - when in use - being draped over the legs of the passengers and not draped on the robe rail. You could not use the robe rail in my family's 1941 Buick Series 90 Sedan in that fashion; the robe rail is really far from the rear seat.

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11-08-2017 @ 8:28 AM

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Lebaron-Bonney has them, I do not know if they are a correct reproduction.

https://www.lebaronbonney.com/cart/products.php?Cc=AST4

Mac's also sells them.

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11-08-2017 @ 8:32 AM

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You are correct Tom. LB does have them. They did not some years ago when I was looking for one.

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11-08-2017 @ 9:15 PM

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From what I can tell, LB only has the robe rail cord for a 37, no brackets. I am looking for the brackets if anybody knows where to get them, originals are preferred.
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11-09-2017 @ 3:36 PM

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I'm in the same boat. The Cord is readily available....., but the '37 brackets seem to be very hard to find!

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