Bumper identification - smooth/no groove 33-36?

[ironandsteele]

Thanks guys. I have a hard time with the aftermarket from the 70's theory only because the back sides of these bumpers are very heavily pitted. They were stored in a nice, dry garage from 2000 when the gentleman that had them passed away, until I found them a few weeks ago. Unless they lived their life on The Titanic for the theoretical 30 years between the 1970s and 2000, I don't see how they could look that way.

I also had two friends measure the distance between the two mount holes in the front of their 1936 Fords, both reported 26" center to center. These bumpers are 28" center to center in the same area, so not sure how they could be 1935/36? Then again, I've read that on 33 and 34, the spacing is 22" or 26" so I don't know how to explain these bumpers having 28" spacing.

Here is a thread from this site where the non-groove European bumpers are talked about. The first mention starts at post #3:

https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258720