I just read the post about Woody getting a nice wiring harness and thought I'd share one about a bumper.
Although I have a "vendor of choice" I always try to do my research and put it in black and white. I checked out Classic,JC,Classic Chev,LMC and couple others. Checked price, with discount, add in shipping ect ect. BUT here is where I ended up.
For some time Bills Speed Shop has advertised bumpers in Old Cars Weekly from $105 up. Well, I called and called and was about to give up when I finally got an answer. You see, Bill is not with us any longer but BOB is!! He is in the shop by himself and can't get to phone every time as he is by himself but I was patient.
Had a nice conversation with him and he told me these bumpers are triple plated and guaranteed for 5 years and he had only one return in a loooong time for a scratch. Well, the cost for my 52 panel was $146.83 including shipping to my front door. 3 day delivery by Fed-X.
WOW what a nice looking bumper. It came with a sticker that included the plating process. The material(bumper), semi-bright nickel, strike nickle, bright nickel, and finally chrome. Its slick as a button and is pretty darn smooth on the back side. Edges are smooth and somewhat rounded. Man, it looks good. I ask him if he would give stovebolters a 10% discount but he said he'd have to check into it.
I'm not sure of the manufacturer but I'm checking into it. Man, two days later and I'm still smiling. If you want his address and number I'll give it to you. I'm hoping attention to him will not spoil it for others and drive the price up. I'm one happy chipmunk
I plan on buying another one for the front.
As another stovebolter said....when will our "regular vendors" quit accepting junk quality and passing it on to us. If this little guy can give us a good product at a good price then the rest of the bulk buyers should be able to as well.
Wow, what a nice bumper.
