"I think bumpers were still actually made of steel back then."
They were and in 1974 and after had substantial connection to the rest of the car for meeting crash standards. Trucks still have steel bumpers, I think.
37 posted on 04/03/2009 8:08:29 PM PDT by Paladin2
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