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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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...but I don't see the rear bumper (fiberglass) for a pre-'74 in any of my catalogs. Is this because there is no such thing? Is the whole rear clip on a pre-74 C3 all one piece? :confused:
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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The rear deck of the pre-74 vetes was all one piece, including the tail light surround...all fiberglass....and of course the steel bumpers....

the rubber cap on the '74 up cars was backed up by internal collapsing bumpers....

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I've always liked the look of the rear-swept butt of the steel bumper cars. I thought if I could get a bumper from one of them, it would look real good on my car (yah, yah... let the insults fly). Guess it's not happenin in this lifetime... :crazy:
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