Picture/mystery: What the heck are these pieces?
 

When I picked up my car a year ago (a 57 Bel Air), my Dad had a lot of old parts and pieces in boxes, on shelves, etc. I threw it all in boxes and brought it home with me. All of it I was able to identify... Old generators, the old PS components, voltage regulators, etc...

But, there were two pieces that I brought back, that I can't ID... Frankly, I had forgotten about them until a couple days ago... What the heck are these?:

http://www.steeltools.com/images/P3160004.JPG

I wouldn't think they were part of the car at all, except for the one bolt head that appears to have Chevy "engine orange" paint on it.

The two items in this picture appear to be identical in shape, size, etc.

It is possible these are NOT '57 Bel Air parts, but rather pieces off his '52 Chevy pick-up. I've poked all around the car and sure can't see anything else like these. Some folks on another forum have suggested these may be bumper brackets...

Any ideas guys?

They are bumper brackets, most likely from the truck. Have some just likem on mine.

Yep, definitely Chevy bumper brackets.
The one on the bottom of the photo is identicle to the ones on the back bumper of my panel van. The ones that I have on the front are different than those in the back and are different from the ones on the top of your photo. It may be that the 52 you mentioned used different brackets than those of the 54. Probably did.

i third the bumper braket theory