mercer09 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Did any 39 coupes or roadsters have a rumble seat? What was the last year for rumble seats on the Buicks? Has anyone ever done a conversion? Thanks! rdz69@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I believe '38 was the last year for rumble seats. After that, the 2-door coupes and convertible used tiny back seats or jump seats on the sides of the back area. A conversion might be difficult, since on the rumble seat cars, there was both a trunk opening and a rumble seat opening--it's more than just flipping the trunk lid over and making it hinge from the bottom. I don't know how similar the '38 and '39 bodies are, so I dont' know that you could retrofit a back half of a '38 to a '39 body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveCorbin Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Dear Maxwell: Matt is correct that 1938 is the last year that rumble seats were available. From a "parts fit" point of view, you probably could do a rumble seat in a 1939 fairly easily, but it wouldn't be authentic. You would also want to do the small bottom door for the spare tire. Regards, Dave Corbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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