Mak

My rear bumper is bent pretty bad. The guy that hit me has insurance. I'm just hoping a replacement bumper can be found, or perhaps this one can be straightened & re-chromed? Could have been worse... but still pretty bummed out about it, after all the work I've put into her over the past couple years.

68conv455

Fortunately no injuries. Bummer though.

tndrtgr

I know of a chromer that can striaghten that and rechrome it. He did my front bumper and it looks great!

Call my husband John at (530) 473-2225 and he can give you the info on the chromer.

Good luck.

oldcutlass

Well cars can be fix'd or replaced, it could have been a lot worse. Hopefully it won't take very long.

ent72olds

Josh(f 85) just got a '67 parts car....you check to see how the rear bumper and brackets are! If his is straight, might be for you....yours looks pretty bent! Glad you weren't hurt.

Mak

Thanks for the info, I may need to contact him. I'm sure I won't hear from my insurance company until Tuesday with the holiday. I'm gonna talk to the body shop I usually use tomorrow & see what they have to say. I assume it's more likely they'll end up repairing the bumper instead of replacing it. It looks like the fuel filler neck got bent, too. On the bright side no body damage that I can see... no damaged lenses or chrome trim. I know it's just a car, but still upsetting... worse than when one of our "regular" cars gets damaged.

Mak

Interesting... thanks for the info.

z11375ss

I am sooo paranoid about getting whacked in my Olds. You can be minding your own biz and Wham! There goes a lot of hard work and a classic car. Banning cell phone use while driving would be a good start.
My Vette is so small I can reach out the passenger side while sitting in the drivers seat. If I got T-boned, I would be toast. Bad thoughts go away! Sorry about your car. It looks like a real beauty!

OLD SKL 69

Sorry to see your ride got damaged. Hopefully the only damage is to the bumper, and nothing else. Hate to see what that other guys car looked like!

Glad you're ok, and that's the most important thing.

cutlassgal

Sorry to hear this. Glad it wasn't worse though, and no one got hurt. So much time work and money in these cars and people just don't pay attention anymore. I'd have to take my tire iron to somone.......

mike's88

Glad all is OK. The way your car is built, it WOULD take a Mack to do some serious damage. I was going to say something about S.F. and being rearended, but I think I'll pass.

ThePackRat

That sucks.

At least the trunk/trim/lights & rear quarters were spared.

I couldn't even imagine trying to find a rear bumper if that was a Delta Custom vs a standard Delta.

Olds64

Ultimate bummer!

I hope you are able to repair or replace the bumper easily. Glad to hear that nobody was hurt.

GAOldsman

Bummer MAK I hope all goes well with the at fault's insurance co.

Mak

Amen to that! Even the OEM back up light lenses I just replaced were spared. Definitely could have been worse.

Mak

I've tried to call a few times with no luck... Can you post the name of the chromer so I can contact them directly?
TIA

krooser

Just don't go to The Bumper Boys in LA....

z11375ss

Could've been a lot better if the moron was watching where he was going! Sheesh!

oldcutlass

Just my opinion here, looking at the bumper you might try and remove it and using a couple of blocks of wood, a BFH and a little time.... you might be able to pound that bumper back into submission. I don't see any creases, just bowed.

Mak

Yeah, he hit me dead center on the license plate, so it is bent from the center. I was actually thinking of removing the license plate/bracket/lights, putting a short block of 2x4 behind that part of the bumper and using a tow-strap connected to some type of anchor point (tree?) to try and just lightly "bump" it back out a little... then re-adjust at the mounting brackets. I figure it couldn't hurt to try before sending the bumper out.

oldcutlass

Trees and come-a-longs are great tools. I straightened the frame on a 64 Impala tied between 2 trees. The rear xframe and rear quarter were pushed completely under the trunk lid. Just winched it out.

Tedd Thompson

Mak, that number is for Big M Auto Williams Ca, good people and very knowledgeable on classic cars. John has always been prompt at getting back if I left a message and number.....Tedd

Mak

Hmmmm, very interesting. Definitely worth a try before I send it out. Cant do anything yet, though... still waiting for dip-***** insurance adjuster to look at it.

Mak

I left him a message on Friday... Hoping to hear back this week sometime.

66 Olznut

Just curious, what was dip-**** driving and what was their excuse? Ins co's are always fun to deal with.