autonut Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I suspect it has to be a bumper jack since to raise the auto high enough to get the read tires off. Car has skirts so these have to come off first obviously. Just obtained the auto a few months ago, and it has a jack which goes under the frame. I'm sure it is not original. Lee Noga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickBob49 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Here's a photo of the original jack for my 1949 Super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I suspect a bumper jack was the jack that came with the car. These jacks are widow makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickBob49 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 In the 43 years that I've owned this 1949 Super four-door, I've never had the opportunity to use this bumper jack. It sits stored in the trunk behind the upright spare tire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Century Eight Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Growing up in the fifties, that’s all we knew and had. I’ve used those hundreds of times but the removable part that fits between the bumper and the jack pictured looks a little more unsafe than most of them, with not much of a lip to go under the bumper. When my Dad got a three legged screw jack I thought that was great. If you have ever seen the jack supplied with a ‘40 Buick, now that’s a widow maker! Glad they make portable hydraulic jacks so affordable and user friendly these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickBob49 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 At least my old 1981 Chevy Citation had jack holes in the bumpers. Much safer for using bumper jacks. Used them seasonally to swap out summer tires for snow tires and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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