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**leddzepp** · 08-21-2017, 05:01 PM

Been on vacation the last several weeks and picked up this grille guard along the way

. It isn't a "bubba" model, it's made specifically for our trucks but I cannot find a manufacturer name or model number on it. I know it isn't factory oem, but maybe Hickey or Cepek, something along those lines? I plan on putting it on the 68 when I get a chance.

**leddzepp** · 08-21-2017, 05:02 PM

Pic

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 08-21-2017, 05:07 PM

Smittybuilt [-bilt?] made the better aftermarket roll bars. Maybe they made these too. I have an old vintage JC Whitney catalog, I could check, but often they don't list the manufacturer.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 08-21-2017, 05:31 PM

This is from a 1981 catalog.

" Custom Fit * Heavy-duty
3" Steel GRILLE GUARD
for pickups, 4WDs, Jeep vehicles
...Chevrolet:
67-72 pickup and Blazer...96-4843UF [black], 96-4844F [chrome]
* Strong one-piece welded steel construction
* Protection for grille and front end
"Made of .090'' wall tubing, welded to 5/16'' thick steel side plates. Mounts quickly and easily to your bumper, using existing bumper mounting holes and bolts. Choice of black high gloss acrylic enamel finish or brilliant chrome plating. Instructions included. Shipped from Colorado. No COD orders.
Black....$69.95, Chrome.....$129.95..."

So what manufacturers were in Colorado then?

mike16 · 08-23-2017, 04:17 AM

the bolt hole locations suggest its for a later vehicle

**special-K** · 08-23-2017, 06:20 AM

House of Steel, Desert Dynamics, as well as other companies were making these and no one I know of put any markings on this stuff. Looks like the 67-72 bumper profile to me.

Here are a couple versions on trucks I've had. Most all had 2" pipe. The one you have has smaller tubes that I recall on Hickeys... but my recall isn't what it used to be

**leddzepp** · 08-23-2017, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike16

the bolt hole locations suggest its for a later vehicle

I removed it from a 69 Blazer, the bolt hole locations match perfectly

Thanks for the pics and info SK. Someone else suggested Smittybuilt or Con-Ferr, I guess there were a lot of manufacturers at the time. It fits the bumper profile and bolts to the frame underneath for solid support.

cleszkie · 08-23-2017, 06:16 PM

Not a Hickey. The Hickey push bars had provisions (holes) to bolt on side extensions that protected the headlights.

**Cali72K20** · 08-24-2017, 12:43 PM

Was that one off the CL finds?

08-21-2017, 05:01 PM	#1
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,020	Grille guard question? Been on vacation the last several weeks and picked up this grille guard along the way . It isn't a "bubba" model, it's made specifically for our trucks but I cannot find a manufacturer name or model number on it. I know it isn't factory oem, but maybe Hickey or Cepek, something along those lines? I plan on putting it on the 68 when I get a chance. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

08-21-2017, 05:02 PM	#2
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,020	Re: Grille guard question? Pic Attached Images __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

08-21-2017, 05:07 PM	#3
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,432	Re: Grille guard question? Smittybuilt [-bilt?] made the better aftermarket roll bars. Maybe they made these too. I have an old vintage JC Whitney catalog, I could check, but often they don't list the manufacturer. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

08-21-2017, 05:31 PM	#4
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,432	Re: Grille guard question? This is from a 1981 catalog. " Custom Fit * Heavy-duty 3" Steel GRILLE GUARD for pickups, 4WDs, Jeep vehicles ...Chevrolet: 67-72 pickup and Blazer...96-4843UF [black], 96-4844F [chrome] * Strong one-piece welded steel construction * Protection for grille and front end "Made of .090'' wall tubing, welded to 5/16'' thick steel side plates. Mounts quickly and easily to your bumper, using existing bumper mounting holes and bolts. Choice of black high gloss acrylic enamel finish or brilliant chrome plating. Instructions included. Shipped from Colorado. No COD orders. Black....$69.95, Chrome.....$129.95..." So what manufacturers were in Colorado then? __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

08-23-2017, 04:17 AM	#5
mike16 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: bisbee, arizona Posts: 1,529	Re: Grille guard question? the bolt hole locations suggest its for a later vehicle

08-23-2017, 06:20 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Grille guard question? House of Steel, Desert Dynamics, as well as other companies were making these and no one I know of put any markings on this stuff. Looks like the 67-72 bumper profile to me. Here are a couple versions on trucks I've had. Most all had 2" pipe. The one you have has smaller tubes that I recall on Hickeys... but my recall isn't what it used to be Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-23-2017, 06:16 PM	#8
cleszkie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Ana, CA Posts: 2,191	Re: Grille guard question? Not a Hickey. The Hickey push bars had provisions (holes) to bolt on side extensions that protected the headlights.

08-24-2017, 12:43 PM	#9
Cali72K20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Northern Santa Barbara County, California Posts: 2,702	Re: Grille guard question? Was that one off the CL finds?



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