Re: IML: 57-58 Rear Bumpers

I have noticed that bumper thing myself. My 58 bumper was smooth, all one piece. All 57's I saw at the time, late 50's, had ribbed sheet metal inserts at each side of the license area. Don't know if they were appliques or if they actually covered openings. A current "58" on e-Bay has, what I would call, a 57 bumper.

On Sat, 07 May 2005 12:17:56 -0700 Ken Miller <kdmiller44@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I just returned from an informal car gathering here in Portland,
> Oregon. There were hundreds of cars: they just show up for the fun
> of
> it. I took my '61 Convertible, top down, and I guess I can say that
> at
> least I had the best Imperial there. Tons of Fords and Chevies of
> course.
>
> While there, I saw a very nice '58 Imperial Crown Southampton for
> sale
> ($12,500). It had a '57 rear bumper.
>
> Now I have seen other '58s with the '57 bumper from time-to-time and
> am
> now wondering just how prevalent this is? I know that we often
> dismiss
> these things as "Chrysler using up leftover parts" and I suppose
> this
> could be one of those cases, but thought I'd poll the electorate and
> see
> if anybody has any other knowledge, thoughts or ideas?
>
> Ken Miller
> Former long-time owner of two 57s
>
>
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