78 Matador

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  1. yellerspirit

    yellerspirit Well-Known Member

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    yellerspirit, May 12, 2013
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    That back bumper looks all wrong to me. Does anyone know if that is the correct one? I do not remember seeing one of these with pointed ends like this. They do not follow the body contours in the least.
     
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    Could that be a bumper off of a fullsize Oldsmobile? Maybe '73 or '74?
     
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    Good eye. Definitely the wront bumper. With those contours, my guess is that it's a front bumper off of something....
     
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    Def an olds bumper 74-76 not sure if its full size or mid size cutlass hard to tell without measureing
     
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    I have a 75 Matador wagon ,, it is the wrong bumper for sure,, I have 3 extas ( what a shame ).. Him being from the Ill. area I assume if got filled with grud/ salt/ and rusted out.. :tiphat:
     
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    patrick80 Wagonista!

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    The stock one is uglier than that replacement!
     
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    Is it this? Rear bumper from a clamshell Olds Custom Cruiser?

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    It's a mid-size Cutlass bumper from the 70's.
     
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    License plate location is wrong for a Cutlass.

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    Mike got this one! :clap: It's definitely a Cutlass bumper! :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

    David :)
     
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    Oops! :slap: I didn't go back far enough. The '76 came to mind because my mom had a '76 Cutlass Salon coupe.

    But that's definitely it on that '74. :yup:
     
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    So, that makes it a 78 Matadorlass? :confused:oops:n second thought, maybe it is a Matadreme....ugh got to get back to work!
     
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    :rofl2:Now get back to work!:whip:

    David :)
     
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