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Why did cars have running boards?
I was reading an old story, and it mentioned the "running boards" on a
car. I wondered what their purpose was. Was it so someone could push their car easier to get it started if there was a problem. I had a VW with running boards, but I guess there are no new cars with them. How about trucks? Tom |
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Why did cars have running boards?
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Why did cars have running boards?
On 14 Jan 2007 17:40:17 -0800, "
> wrote: >I was reading an old story, and it mentioned the "running boards" on a >car. I wondered what their purpose was. Was it so someone could push >their car easier to get it started if there was a problem. I had a VW >with running boards, but I guess there are no new cars with them. How >about trucks? > >Tom running boards were a carry over from the horse. As wheels were BIG a way was needed to step up into the conveyance. Footmen or Livery men had a foot step to start people on their way into the ride. By the late 1850's the step was built in. A " RUNNING BOARD " that went with the unit.They were used until the early 40's . A '39 car from most producers had a " running board " not unlike that of the VW. Just a trim chunk of rubber to keep the old folks happy. Now my '35 Buick has real running boards. Which we have found makes a HUGE difference when we take the " GIRLS " 82-91 in age , for a ride in it to get ice cream. Steven E. |
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Why did cars have running boards?
Steven E. Eyrse wrote: > On 14 Jan 2007 17:40:17 -0800, " > > wrote: > > >I was reading an old story, and it mentioned the "running boards" on a > >car. I wondered what their purpose was. Was it so someone could push > >their car easier to get it started if there was a problem. I had a VW > >with running boards, but I guess there are no new cars with them. How > >about trucks? > > > >Tom > > > running boards were a carry over from the horse. As wheels were BIG a > way was needed to step up into the conveyance. Footmen or Livery men > had a foot step to start people on their way into the ride. By the > late 1850's the step was built in. A " RUNNING BOARD " that went with > the unit.They were used until the early 40's . A '39 car from most > producers had a " running board " not unlike that of the VW. Just a > trim chunk of rubber to keep the old folks happy. > > Now my '35 Buick has real running boards. Which we have found makes a > HUGE difference when we take the " GIRLS " 82-91 in age , for a ride > in it to get ice cream. > > > Steven E. The actual floor of a brass era car might be two feet or more off the ground |
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Why did cars have running boards?
There is some that claim that firefighters invented running boards. In the early days volunteers would chase the fire apparatus to
the fire, sometimes arriving very tired. Along came the idea of mounting boards along the sides of the apparatus allowing the firefighters to run out to the rig and climb aboard. It might not be true but it sure makes a good story. > wrote in message oups.com... |I was reading an old story, and it mentioned the "running boards" on a | car. I wondered what their purpose was. Was it so someone could push | their car easier to get it started if there was a problem. I had a VW | with running boards, but I guess there are no new cars with them. How | about trucks? | | Tom | |
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