After a very long wait of almost 6 months, the bumpers for my 1963 Chrysler have arrived back from the platers. The front bumper was grossly mangled by auto and tire shops lifting the car with large bumper jacks that lift from the bottom edge of the bumper. The entire weight of the car was never meant to be supported on this bottom edge. In the picture below, you can see how it is curled upward all the way to the bumper mounting bracket bolts.
The first thing that amazed me was how well it was wrapped from the plating shop. It has a heavy paper outer covering....
I clipped the nylon strapping thinking that the bumper would be exposed at that point. Much to my surprise, I found that it was wrapped again in another protective layer....
I clipped the nylon straps on that layer, expecting that I would find the bumper, but it wasn't to be...
to be continued.......
The first thing that amazed me was how well it was wrapped from the plating shop. It has a heavy paper outer covering....
I clipped the nylon strapping thinking that the bumper would be exposed at that point. Much to my surprise, I found that it was wrapped again in another protective layer....
I clipped the nylon straps on that layer, expecting that I would find the bumper, but it wasn't to be...
to be continued.......