The '69 Camaro VE3 bumper was a poor, flimsy design. Just about any contact would bend it. It was not well sealed against the elements so the steel liner quickly rusted. Had a number of them in my parts car days. I would save the brackets and jack adapter, toss the now-floppy bumper. The outer bracket hardware was often too rusted to remove. In my 44 years in the hobby, only seen a few NOS VE3 bumpers.
For some reason, Chevy did not use the 'Endura' trade name in marketing the option. The US showroom brochure refers to it as the 'color-matched' bumper; the Canadian brochure calls it the 'Astro' bumper. Factory docs list it as 'Special Front Bumper.'
No matter, one of the coolest '69 options. A bud owned one of the very few Yenkos built with a VE3 bumper.
Last edited by William; 11-02-2019 at 03:18 PM.
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