Barry B./ Ma.
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Yes, I always thought 28/29 bumpers were straight and 30/31 were slightly bowed out. 28/29 would look weird with an outward bow. I've owned (6) 29s and they were all straight in the center area.
Front bumper problem
- Thread starter wrndln
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Yes, I always thought 28/29 bumpers were straight and 30/31 were slightly bowed out. 28/29 would look weird with an outward bow. I've owned (6) 29s and they were all straight in the center area.
Marco Tahtaras
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95% of the restored cars I've seen ('28-29) have the bars bowed inward once installed on the brackets. Not pretty.
Tom Wesenberg
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I bought a 1928-9 front bumper with real nice original chrome, at Hershey one year. It was bent back in the center about an inch or so. I took the end bolts out and set the bars, one at a time, on a couple 6 x 6's and jumped on the center of the bar. I got the bar straight after several good bounces. You'll need to do one bar at a time, or have the circus fat lady do the jump! 
No apparent damage to the chrome.
No apparent damage to the chrome.