04-30-2017, 07:47 AM
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Tubular Rear Bumper Guards
Question on the SAAC forum in 2015, which may be interesting to members of this forum: Are the rear bumpers on a 427 cobra and a 289 cobra the same???
The tubular "Rear Bumper Guard", no, they are different in several ways. All were produced in California by AMCOŽ, which was the same company that provided sun visors and wind wings.
I don't have a lot of this type information for 427 Cobras but I borrowed a dirty rusty original 427 Cobra rear bumper guard that has not been on a car in decades to compare with three similar Cobra ones. I used the best, least dings, Cobra part for comparison this morning and collected some simple data and pictures. I used fine steel wool and lubricant to clean them up a little for all the handling I was going to be doing.
You can, with a little extra effort install either part on either type car but they won't look exactly the same when you are done. So does this information cover all Cobras and 427 Cobras with tubular rear bumper systems? I don't know. Good question but this is a start.
The data table measurements were done and listed in ways as to make field studies easier. DC 11-30-15
Dan
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Dan Case
1964 Cobra owner since 1983, Cobra crazy since I saw my first one in the mid 1960s in Huntsville, AL.
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