The Dan Gurney 1961 Impala 409 race car

[John Brown]

Originally Posted by quik9r

One piece bumper on that Car as well!! I love how clean they look

The one piece bumper thing came about because California had different bumper strength requirements than most other states. I have also heard that they may have been required on some Canadian cars as well.

[quik9r]

Originally Posted by John Brown

The one piece bumper thing came about because California had different bumper strength requirements than most other states. I have also heard that they may have been required on some Canadian cars as well.

Any cars that we have come across in Canada with the one piece bumpers seem to have come from the West Coast. (BC) Not saying it is gospel but have seen and parted enough cars to observe.

[Tenney]

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