SWB cars have steel bumper end caps on the rear bumpers. Were these painted to the color of the car, or did they come in polished steel?
I've spent the last hour looking at pictures, but this part never shows well in pictures.
Thanks
SWB cars have steel bumper end caps on the rear bumpers. Were these painted to the color of the car, or did they come in polished steel?
I've spent the last hour looking at pictures, but this part never shows well in pictures.
Thanks
Henry
Polished - and they are better quality than the 69-73 ones.
1970 911S Coupe (Burgundrot) (sold)
1967 911 Coupe (Light Ivory) (mostly gone)
1966 911 Coupe (Sand Beige) (sold)
Van Diemen RF99 Formula Continental
Citation F1000 on the way
Van Diemen Hayabusa SCCA Formula S (sale pending)
Other Early 911/912/914
I concour...my first P-car was a then new '66 912.
Paul D. Early S Registry #8 - Cyclops Minister of West Coast Affairs
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have the radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. 1973)
Thanks, that's what I thought, but I was with a local 911 owner who insisted they had to be primered and painted to the color of the car.
Henry
I'm not 100% sure if they were polished or if they were chrome plated. But I'd swear in court they were NOT body color...does anybody know when the rubber strips were added to the bumperettes?
Paul D. Early S Registry #8 - Cyclops Minister of West Coast Affairs
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have the radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. 1973)
According to Dr. Johnson, it was 1967....I'm not talking about bumperettes though....does anybody know when the rubber strips were added to the bumperettes?
Henry
So, what do you mean by "steel bumper end cap"???Originally Posted by hdavis
Paul D. Early S Registry #8 - Cyclops Minister of West Coast Affairs
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have the radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. 1973)
My '65 has no bumper end caps, and doesn't appear to have any way to attach such things.
Jim Alton
Torrance, CA
Early 911S Registry # 237
1965 Porsche 911 coupe
1958 Porsche 356A cabriolet
were/are polished stainless steel and the front/rear bumperette rubber bits where first offered as an option in '67. See attached image of a normal 67 911 with that option. The bumper end caps are present but not visible from that pic angle. They are just behind the rear tires where the rear bumpers start.
Shawn.
67 coupe roller
99 M96 2.5 litre
early911s reg 447
R Gruppe 399
These Were Never Painted The Same Color As The Car Polished Stainless Steel Was The Way It Was Done And The 69-73 Was Never Painted The Same Color As The Car Either And If You If You Have A Front S-spoiler First Introduced In 1972 It Didn't Come With Bumper End Caps At All (i Know Way To Much Info)
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