I have seen these on different year cars. What year do these belong to? Are they for front or rear? Is there a specific location for them? I have seen the little ones located where the bumper bolts onto the bracket and the larger ones towards the middle of the bumper and vice-versa. Thanks.
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The shiney chrome one looks like it is for a 1937 Plymouth The other one could be for a 1935 Master, 1936 Master or 1936 Standard, all of wihch are different on the back. By the looks of the bumper it is attached to I would say the 1936 Standard........
I have seen these on different year cars. What year do these belong to? Are they for front or rear? Is there a specific location for them? I have seen the little ones located where the bumper bolts onto the bracket and the larger ones towards the middle of the bumper and vice-versa. Thanks.
the nice shiny chrome one with the bumper face bolt to the left, is 1934 master and 1934 - 1935 standard.
I have 3 of these sets on my 35 Chevrolet standards.
It's hard to tell from the picture. At first I thought it was a 34 Master, 34-35 Standard but closer look I don't think it is. The other looks like 36 Standard.
So the little one bolts the bumper to the bracket on a 35? Is that front or rear? Where do the bigger shiny ones go? And I take it the rusty one does not go to a 35. Good to know before I have them chromed.
PeterV here are some Bumper Guards for 1934 Chevy M/S or 1935 Chevy Standard bumpers that I recently bought! Also here is some pics of Mikes 35 Phaeton and his 35 Coupe for the location of those bumper guards! Rory 1934 Chevrolet Standard Holden Roadster new rebuild 1933 Ford 3 Window Coupe 1934 Ford Sedan under construction
The page from the accessory catalog posted by Bill Masters shows the bumper guard installed with the longer end of the guard below the bumper face bar, not above. However, the page from the accessory catalog also states that the bumper guards are reversible so that the long end is up on the front and down on the rear. On Mike's cars the bumper guards are installed with the longer end of the bumper guard above the bumper face bar both front and rear. So, I take it then that either way is acceptable (?) Personally, I think that the bumper guards look better with the long end of the guard facing up.
Junkyard Dog I am the same way as you with the long side up! Chevynut posted this back in 1/18: Either the up-side-down guard picture was an error OR it was not uncommon to see bumper guards installed in that way years ago for the rears. It was common for cars to lock bumpers years ago through pushing or minor accidents. The rear of the car (bumper) was higher and the front bumper would slide under the rear bumper of the front car. Rory 1934 Chevrolet Standard Holden Roadster new rebuild 1933 Ford 3 Window Coupe 1934 Ford Sedan new construction
Peterv, here is a page from the 1934 accessories catalog. The bumper-to-bracket bolts are the same for front and rear.
First time I saw Bill Masters post the page about the 34- M and 34-35 std fender/grill guards and saw them upside down , long end down, went what the hell. Apparently Bill IS RIGHT. Never would have figured that. Since 1972 when I bought a set of 4 for the coupe , always assumed they were long end up and that's the way I ran them, still on 2 of my cars that way. Just doesn't look right, but beware of some VCCA judge reading this and looking at your show car and deducting points for wrong way mount.
But like they say , they are designed to stop bumpers going under each other to get to your fenders or grill or fancy expensive fog/passing/driving lights.
If you copy that picture diagram and then print it out should be able to read the words. Failing that, copy picture, zoom on it, take picture of computer screen and then copy and print that out. Neat piece of literature to have.
I have the guards on both my cars plus those bumper face special bolts too the mounting bracket. Gives anice touch.
So it looks like I have one set of 35 bumper guards, the big shiny ones and the little ones in the same pic that bolt to the brackets. The rusty ones have a single post and hold the bumper to the bracket. These are not Chevy or not for a 35? The shiny ones have 2 bolts and a clamp plate. So they just mount onto the bumper anywhere. Are the brackets supposed to be chromed or black?
PETERV............interesting that the rusty long one is ONE STUD ON BACK and that goes directly thru the bumper face and the bumper brace . Whereas the other shiny 34-35 std has a stamped brace on the rear. Not sure if they were painted or not on the back brace ??
They / it , the long one , maybe for a 1935-36 Chevrolet master series. Would have to find my 1935 Chevrolet accessory book which has standard master accessories in it and see if the picture is clear enough to identify what the long one is. Pictures are not that good on the reprint I have.
Maybe somebody who is into 35-36 masters can properly identify what you have and post whatever info pictures they have. ?????? Must be somebody on here who possesses that info.
The 1935 and 1936 Master guards look the same from the front but mount differently. The 1935 bolt to the bumper with two bolts and does not have a stud on the back. The 1936 attaches with a single stud in the center that also retains the bumper bracket. That is why a picture of the back side of both guards is important for I.D. The guard shown is for a 1936 Master only.
So I saw the ones on eBay and they are the same as the ones that I have, (the rusty ones). I have bought some Master parts in the past by mistake because I didn't know what they were and trusted the person selling them. I have the bumpers, and spare tire cover, and the stainless that goes on the hood. Guess I'll have to start looking for another set of 35 bumper guards and put some of my stuff up for sale.
Peter, when first starting out its easy to make mistakes on 34 master parts and 1934--1935 standard parts.
Rory just found his second pair of 34-35 std 34 master fender guards to now give him a set of 4.
Generally 34 master parts turn up much more frequently as it outsold the std in 1934 easily by 7 to one.
Never assume that the seller actually knows what he is listing on ebay. I email people a lot advising them their 1936 part is for a 34m or STD and same applies when they put 1934 part and its really a 35-36 master. Currently a hood listed as 1934 Chevrolet is a 35-36 and advised seller but seller has a mental disease that doesn't allow them to accept the correct information. Its called , damn stupid idiot disease..
So be wary of what your buying. At least there is a demand for the bumper guards you have and can re list on ebay .
keep watching ebay and hemmings motor news and buy them complete if you can with back part, 1 or 2 at a time until you get 4. The better they are to be begin with , less its going to cost at the chrome platers.
keep watching ebay and hemmings motor news and buy them complete if you can with back part, 1 or 2 at a time until you get 4. The better they are to be begin with , less its going to cost at the chrome platers.
mike lynch
That's where mine came from, and Moffet had them for me NOS 35 master with 2holes in the back
