| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | |
2 members (Gray_Ghost, Joe W),
211
guests, and
2
robots. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,108 Posts1,056,231 Members48,436 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 96 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 96 | Were '49 bumpers all chrome or were some the same color as the body or painted some other color? | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | According to the Standard Catalog of Chevrolet trucks, all '49s had chrome front bumpers as standard equipment.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | But according to my 49 restoration pack, larger trucks (4000 and up) had painted bumpers as standard equipment. 3600s were chrome, and exactly the same as 1/2 ton bumpers. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The book that i referenced from doesn't cover trucks over 1 ton, exept for some late 30s early 40s that there was not an actual 1 ton made. I beleive you are correct for the 1 1/2 ton and larger.
Bill Burmeister
| | |
|
|
| |
