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Old 10-03-2018, 06:26 AM   #9
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Thumbs up Re: A bumper question for 56's

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Originally Posted by 34pickup View Post
The Fairlanes had the exhaust through the bumper, the lesser equipped did not. It was common practice in the 60s to swap a 55 rear bumper on a 56 Fairlane to eliminate the hole in the original bumper because by that time they mostly were all rotted out . I know thats what I did.
Thx. I thought all Fairlanes did have the slots in the rear bumper, but I wanted to check here to be sure. Also, using a 55 rear bumper could make sense too. I just need to check w/the current owner to determine what was done w/the one I'm buying.
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