bumper guards for 70 car

[gary basil]

did cars ever come with bumper guards w/o rubber pads? thanks, gary

[Mr9146]

Yes. Early short wheelbase cars came with all-chrome guards ... 65,6,&7 I believe.

[gulf908]

Gary,
Without reference to my library,the Rest of World basic 911s / 912s came without the rubber pads from '64 to '73.
That is the 912,911T,non-Lux pack 911s and some markets basic 911L .
When the pads became available about '69 MY ,then they were standard on the US market cars.
In 1970 the ROW T would have plain guards and the US version would have the pad guards.

HTH
Dennis.

[bondonthebund]

Was the bumber guard without rubbers exactly the same as the one with rubbers? Does anyone have original pics of both guards they could post?

[andyjboy]

Here is a picture of my old '69 912 with the plain rear bumper guards:



& here's my old '72T with the rubber-capped rear guards:

[bondonthebund]

Thanks Andy. Would you say the bumbers are exactly the same profile/width etc - just one has the rubbers bolted on and the early type not?

[Longballa]

The 70T I just bought was originally ordered in Germany before being brought to San Diego a year later and it has the bumperttes without the rubber and I'd say I like it better with the all chrome look. It's very classic looking. -Scott