Stock 72 rear bumper?
 

Before I start, I will say that I should probably have pictures for this, but unfortunately I haven't bought a digital camera yet. Anyways, what I'm wondering is what did a 72 custom deluxe come with for a stock rear bumper. Mine has a checkerplate top that folds up at the back and is rounded where the trailer ball goes. The provisions for the license plate are on top of it on the drivers side just below the tailgate. I assume its not original, but I can't say for sure. It doesn't have any sort of light on it.

What I would like to do is replace it with a nice chrome one. Preferably a stock chrome one, but I'm not sure what will fit and what is stock, whether any have a light (is that a law) etc etc. Pics would be helpful. Thanks.

My old 72 custom deluxe (the one with the polished overflow) had the chrome one on it from the factory. You will need the bumper, brackets, license plate box, and light. Most any repo company sells all these. I don't know how Canada is but the states require a light. Sorry this is my best pic of one.

I think we require a light here in Canada too. Thanks Powell!

Here is the factory step and tow. Extremely durable and most of all functional. The "sport" bumpers look good but don't add any functional qualities to make your truck a "truck". ;)

That bumper on the orange truck is almost exactly what I have! Mine is just more rounded around the trailer ball. It may be functional, but it sure is unattractive.

Not to me :rolleyes: :D The first time you try and get a toehold when it's snowy on one of the other kind, then slip and fall, you'll be a convert. :banghead:

Rear Bumper
 

I'm in Saskatoon and have this bumper on my truck and want to sell it for 150.00. I am putting an ECE hidden hitch and sport bumper on the truck so this step bumper won't work for me. The lights were on the bumper when I got the truck. I am including the brackets with this too and its in real nice shape. there are a few lite scuff marks in it but I feel its an 8/10. PM me if you are interested.

I got this one new for around $125.00 4 years ago. I was pulling a skid loader and other equipment occasionally, so I went with the step bumper, and it came with tag lights.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...9/tailgate.jpg

Not tryin g to hijack this thread, just wondering if anyone can tell me if the factory step bumper would be listed on the glove box sticker as an option and if so what code?
I have one on my '72 but do not think its on the sticker. Thanks

The first time I try to get a foothold when it's snowy..................I'll move further South!

If you get any further south, you'd be an illegal :lol:

That would be fair, I guess. They all come here, and we go there. Wonder if they would stay?

They do look alright in chrome, but I still prefer the sport bumper. Thanks for teh offer though Already Gone!

Already Gone...do you have any more pics of your truck? I think that is the canadian only Ice Corral pink.


Wait.... the pink was a GMC only paint as far as I have ever heard...is that original?


it would be listed and it would say step and tow.
Many trucks recieved a step bumper from the dealer when new...commonly in the south the dealer would paint or stamp there name in the bumper too.
Personally, I'll take a smooth chrome bumper over a step bumper anyday. I don't trust bumpers when towing, I've ripped 2 of them to date. Class III or better is all I'll use onless it is just a garden tractor or ski-do on a tiny trailer. As far as stepping into the bae, I just step on the class III hitch, or on a tire.

thats real fun, especially when you already have one leg over :whine:

Thanks

Hey Already Gone, you say that you are getting an ECE hitch for your truck. Where are you getting that from. I have breifly looked around for hitches here and cant find anything. I even tried through Grandwest out your way and they just laughed when I saud it was for a '70.

I had an old rusty steel diamondplate step bumper on my truck, with the step rusted off. I have a FURD bumper from a mid 80's truck right now and I friggin hate it. Sometime this week I'm putting the old rusty bumper back on the truck because I picked up some more diamond plate to fix it. After I get the step part finished I'm probably gonna paint it silver. Then when I get that done I'm going to weld a reciever hitch to the bottom so I can use a pintle hook adapter on it.

http://www.earlyclassic.com/catalog.aspx
i made a mid 80s jeep cherokeework for me

jesgord,

The RPO code for the step rear bumper is V43, I've got a couple of parts trucks with it listed on the option sheet.

Bob

From ECE
 

I'm gettin the hitch from ECE in Fresno, California. I will have it shipped(25.00 US) to Minot North Dakota and pick it up there at the UPS depot when I go there later this month. I also bought a rear mount (where the spare goes) gas tank from ECE 2 summers ago had it shipped to San Francisco and brought it back from there in my motorcycle trailer. I hate paying UPS , FED Ex et all their ripoff broker fees when you ahve stuff shipped from the US to Canada. Is Turner Valley close to the US border?

Not Sure
 

It is a Canadian Ice Coral pink and I'll post some pics on here tomorrow from home (Im at work now). As far as if it is an original pink I'm not sure. If its not whoever did it over must have had it down to the frame cause I can't find any other color on it. I just ordered the "Vintage Info Package " from GM and when that arrives I'll know then what color the truck was from the factory. In 1985 I bought a primer and rust 70 Dodge Charger R/T that was very tired and it turned out to be a genuine number match Panther Pink Car. Think I can be lucky twice in one lifetime ????

I was gonna ask about the ice coral pink then I thought it was a GMC only thing. It should say the color on the glove box sheet. If it did come on Chevy too and if the fact that every dealership got only one then that would almost double the number of ice coral pink trucks. Assuming there are as many Chevy dealers as there are GMC dealers.

BTW if you get a sport bumper you can use the licence plate frame and light setup frame the 70-80's fullsize GM van, they are a dime a dozen in junkyards, at least around here.

That's interesting that you say that. My truck had one of those ugly wrap around/step bumper things, on a stepside....weird, and it had "Brownsfield Tx" stamped on the passenger side in big letters.

yup...I think all the texas dealers did this...it sure seems like it anyways. Heck, some of the Tx dealers still do it today (in the Killeen area I saw plenty on newer trucks) My GMC had a dealer installed fugly step bumper that I ripped...it had the Knasas dealer name on it.

Have never seen that up here.