bluefoxamazone Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 hello all, just came onto this picture of a cranbrook convertible. I noticed a different front bumper compared to the one on my car. Any idea what this is? An option? special part? specific for the us market maybe? thanks!! Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 It looks like an aftermarket accessory, not a mopar part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49roadster Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 That bar was a MoPar accessory for 1949 and 50 Dodge and Plymouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Today we jump start cars via the battery and do not know what it is to get stuck on the road. In the 50's when I was a teenager, pushing cars was the norm therefore bumper/grill guards were common. I'm surprised more do not exist yet where they were helpful, moisture and rust was prevalent also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Wow, I would never have guessed that to be a factory part! Seems I just can't stop learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I've got an unused one of those for a '51-52 Plymouth. It was in the trunk of a Cranbrook I bought many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 It is so out of place and ugly looking too. Tacked onto the top of the factory bumper guards with it's own bulbous bumper guards... absolutely no grille protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) the key piece of informations is that this piece was not designed for this car....it looks so out of place....the clean lines of the 53 grille has been compromised with no real additional protection. Not all bling bling is a home run hit...but hey...I don't own that car so what the heck do I know... Edited August 16, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Thank you for that Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I should have said it in other words I reckon, it is almost exactly what you said.....but it still does not change the fact that I truly do not like the looks at all....the things looks like it is just using two bolts to attach to the over riders.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I'd have to agree with Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxamazone Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for the useful reply's. I was asking because on my bumper on the two vertical blocks there is a hole drilled. I have always assumed that over the past, someone had installed fog lights on top of it. But it might well have been this bumper addition or how do you call this? Also my personal opinion is that it does not bring any optical improvement (to say it nicely...) grtz, Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Franky I would be with you assuming fog/driving lights but even with they would appear quite out of place at that height..time to place a couple polished stainless carriage bolts in place and try not to look at them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yes.......there were factory and also aftermarket bumper "guards"......back in the day. Have you ever noticed all the scratches and dents on the front bumpers of 40s and 50s cars....... many from pushing some other vehicle whose battery had run down, or some other problem. Back in about 1959......I was driving my 1947 Chevy Fleetline two door fastback back to my home town of Aurora, MO from Springfield, MO.....a trip of about 35 miles. About 25 miles from home, the timing gear went out. So.....I was sitting on the shoulder of the road contemplating my next move. When along came a fellow from Aurora whom I knew from high school (was two or three years older than me). He stopped to see what was the problem......then he said he would push me back home. And he did. His car was a nice 1952 Olds two door hardtop. It was sort of a white knuckle deal -- as that Olds Rocket V8 would easily get us going 50 to 60 mph. At a certain point the rear end of my car would raise up and start to inch over to one side. When that happened, the pusher would let off his gas, and my car would coast on it's own for a ways and get straightened out. Then the Olds would speed up and gently make contact with my rear bumper again. We went through this routine all the way home -- it worked out fine with no problems. I don't think anyone would attempt that nowadays. My car eventually got a new timing gear. Here's the ol Fleetline......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 they just don't call them bumpers for nothing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxamazone Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Franky I would be with you assuming fog/driving lights but even with they would appear quite out of place at that height..time to place a couple polished stainless carriage bolts in place and try not to look at them... That's what I will do! good hint!!! they just don't call them bumpers for nothing... hahaha, never thought of it like this... you're right!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 They're not bumpers today - they're "fascia panels". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Don that depends upon whom you ask. I drive a beat up 91 GEO tracker for my daily driver. The outer shell for the front bumper is gone. I was stopped by a state trooper awhile back because "I didn't see your bumper when I went by". No ticket because I had one, he just didn't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 bumper covers are just that...covers for the bumper...I am amazed you got pulled..what do they do the classic rodders that shave the front and rear bumpers..personally I would throw their car off the road as unsafe but that is just me....I would also throw some jacked up trucks off the road for too high a bumper..there is a set height you cannot bust...but then as I said..I take a hard nose approach to this type stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 All the roll backs have to have a safety bar on them to prevent vehicles from nosediving under the back of the bed and using the rear tires as the final stop. The bed of the roll back could end up in the windshield or beyond without them. The same safety bar setup should be required on all the lifted vehicles that place the bumper above spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 troopers can pull some vague rules out if they decide they wish to stop you. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 that is singularly the main draw back to states that no longer have an annual inspection..lot of cars/truck and others operating outside some common sense safety laws. The tropper is empowered to stop and perform a roadside check...but his participation is limited to other more pressing duties most of the time..and as you said..when he does pull you...often he has nothing to quote...next time you see a semi on the highway...look at the drop down bumper on the trailer...am sure that if there was no law the cost to add this would be considered too much by mass manufacturing and the first corner to cut.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furylee2 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 It’s factory. Little known fact, that same grill guard was used on the 57-58 Plymouths. You can see it below the license plate on my car. There are holes drilled through it, and it slides into those 53 bumper guards and attaches to them. On the 58 there are J-hooks that hook around the bumber brace. But it’s the same piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 while it may look similar..I don't think I am wrong in saying the 58 Fury has that bar as one piece with the bumper ends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 If that is a factory Mopar accessory guard for 53 plymouth and it was on my car I'd have the hot wrench out so fast.....and burn it off of the car imediately. Uglier that any part on a Yugo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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