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[[Image:1931 Ford Model A roadster rumble seat.JPG|right|thumb|250px|This 1931 [[Ford Model A (1927)|Ford Model A sport roadster]] features a rumble seat]] |
[[Image:1931 Ford Model A roadster rumble seat.JPG|right|thumb|250px|This 1931 [[Ford Model A (1927)|Ford Model A sport roadster]] features a rumble seat]] |
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A '''rumble seat''', '''dicky seat''', '''dickie seat''' or '''dickey seat''' is an [[wikt:upholstered|upholstered]] exterior seat which [[wikt:hing|hing]]es or otherwise opens out from the rear deck of a pre-World War II [[automobile]], and seats one or more passengers. In a [[carriage]], a rumble (short for "rumble-tumble") was a seat behind the body used by servants. [[Roadster]], [[Coupe]] and [[Cabriolet (automobile)|Cabriolet]] auto body styles were offered with either a luggage compartment or a rumble seat in the deck. Models equipped with a rumble seat were often referred to as a '''sport coupe''' or '''sport roadster'''. |
A '''rumble seat''', '''dicky seat''', '''dickie seat''' or '''dickey seat''' is an [[wikt:upholstered|upholstered]] exterior seat which [[wikt:hing|hing]]es or otherwise opens out from the rear deck of a pre-World War II [[automobile]], and seats one or more passengers. In a [[carriage]], a rumble (short for "rumble-tumble") was a seat behind the body used by servants. [[Roadster]], [[Coupe]] and [[Cabriolet (automobile)|Cabriolet]] auto body styles were offered with either a luggage compartment or a rumble seat in the deck. Models equipped with a rumble seat were often referred to as a '''sport coupe''' or '''sport roadster'''. |
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In America, this type of seating became largely obsolete in the mid-1930s when cars became too fast and streamlined for the comfort of passengers in such a seat. Their popularity was further diminished by frequent injuries, including decapitation that sometimes occurred in accidents. Rumble seat passengers were essentially seated out in the elements, and received little or no protection from the regular passenger compartment top. Folding tops and side curtains for rumble seats were available for some cars (including the Ford Model A) but never achieved much popularity. It is possible that the last American-built cars with a rumble seat were the 1939 Ford<ref>[http://www.roushcollection.com/spotlight_georgetta.html Roush Automotive Collection].</ref> and 1939 Dodge<ref>[http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/dodge-cars.html allpar.com]</ref> and Plymouth.<ref>[http://www.allpar.com/history/plymouth/ragtops.html allpar.com]</ref> |
In America, this type of seating became largely obsolete in the mid-1930s when cars became too fast and streamlined for the comfort of passengers in such a seat. Their popularity was further diminished by frequent injuries, including decapitation that sometimes occurred in accidents. Rumble seat passengers were essentially seated out in the elements, and received little or no protection from the regular passenger compartment top. Folding tops and side curtains for rumble seats were available for some cars (including the Ford Model A) but never achieved much popularity. It is possible that the last American-built cars with a rumble seat were the 1939 Ford<ref>[http://www.roushcollection.com/spotlight_georgetta.html Roush Automotive Collection].</ref> and 1939 Dodge<ref>[http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/dodge-cars.html allpar.com]</ref> and Plymouth.<ref>[http://www.allpar.com/history/plymouth/ragtops.html allpar.com]</ref> |
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Prior to World War I, a single, center-mounted rumble seat was sometimes referred to as a '''mother-in-law seat'''. |
Prior to World War I, a single, center-mounted rumble seat was sometimes referred to as a '''mother-in-law seat'''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:49, 15 January 2011
A rumble seat, dicky seat, dickie seat or dickey seat is an upholstered exterior seat which hinges or otherwise opens out from the rear deck of a pre-World War II automobile, and seats one or more passengers. In a carriage, a rumble (short for "rumble-tumble") was a seat behind the body used by servants.[citation needed] Roadster, Coupe and Cabriolet auto body styles were offered with either a luggage compartment or a rumble seat in the deck. Models equipped with a rumble seat were often referred to as a sport coupe or sport roadster.
In America, this type of seating became largely obsolete in the mid-1930s when cars became too fast and streamlined for the comfort of passengers in such a seat. Their popularity was further diminished by frequent injuries, including decapitation that sometimes occurred in accidents.[citation needed] Rumble seat passengers were essentially seated out in the elements, and received little or no protection from the regular passenger compartment top. Folding tops and side curtains for rumble seats were available for some cars (including the Ford Model A) but never achieved much popularity. It is possible that the last American-built cars with a rumble seat were the 1939 Ford[1] and 1939 Dodge[2] and Plymouth.[3]
Prior to World War I, a single, center-mounted rumble seat was sometimes referred to as a mother-in-law seat.[citation needed]
