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tangled up in BLUE      POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 02-20-2004 02:03 PM
    
...In old model car kits and old custom car magazines there were cars that had bumpers front and rear that were shaped sorta like a paper clip, made out of chrome tubing, two per front and two per rear.....they would have roughly the same shape as the current Prowler bumpers but be like a chrome loop....I think the style would really compliment the looks of a Kat and am kinda surp[rised no one has designed or made them for the Prowler.....think they would be a natural....wish I had a pix to better describe..... sort of like a chrome loop with a chrome Prowler in the center of the bumpers,..... I know many of the 50' customs had these....anyone here able to read my mind ???(it's a very short story) |
Kevin A   POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Gahanna, Ohio |
posted 02-20-2004 03:23 PM
Like these? if so, no idea what special name they had....
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tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 02-20-2004 03:50 PM
nope, not even close....I need to look up some old custom rods when I get some time...seem to remember these maybe on the Ala Kart .... |
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tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 02-20-2004 03:56 PM
If I only had a brain.... ...similar to the front bumpers on the "Ala Kart"....for the Prowler, lengthened to the stock length and no larger or smaller than the stock bumpers....slightly curved in on the ends on the rear bumpers...
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butchcee POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Lake Ariel, Pa. |
posted 02-20-2004 03:56 PM
I know the ones you mean, but couldn't find a pic--gave up looking. |
KlasKat  POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Centennial Co. USA |
posted 02-20-2004 04:00 PM
Awesome idea. I remember those. That would be nice with the Prowler etched in the center part.   |
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tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 02-20-2004 04:06 PM
the bumpers should be light looking, not real heavy or thick....the center could have the Prowler Kat ....but the bumpers need to be roughly the same dimensions as the stock ones to flow....we used to call them "Nerf Bars" when I was a kid....several of the neighborhood rods had these....I don't know if that is the right name, just what a bunch of kids called them....lots of 50s' model car kits had these bumpers on the chrome tree as custom pieces.... |
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JRL POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Devon, Pa. USA |
posted 02-21-2004 03:52 PM
I know what you mean. Like a long paper clip. Used a lot on late 50's and early 60's hot rods. They usually were custom made and if someone made them then they don't anymore. I don't think they would look too good on a Kat. JRL |
ed monahan            POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 02-21-2004 05:43 PM
Larry, I guess you shouldn't get any then. lol |
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obi-wan Prowler Junkie From:Los Altos, CA, USA |
posted 02-21-2004 11:42 PM
The name of this type of bumper is called a KNURF BAR. It stems from the bent soild or hollow bars developde for quarter migit race cars of the 40's and 50's. Later on-Before bumper standards didtated be the Fed gov. these begain to be seen on special cars like the ones in the pic's. They have little strenght, but they really look cool. I built many of these for custom cars in my area and had a lot of fun doing them. Many custom builders used them 'cus they were cuts and much smaller and finer that the "buggy" bumpers of cars of the fifties and sixtys.I hope i've helped. Obi-Wan |
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Orange unregistered Admin Use |
posted 02-22-2004 02:38 AM
Is this what you mean?
look at the red model car This message has been edited by Orange on 02-22-2004 at 02:41 AM |
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Orange unregistered Admin Use |
posted 02-22-2004 02:43 AM
Here's another one:
By the way, I am only going by the description you gave, never seen these before (I'm too young...) |
CJ POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Rochester Hills, MI USA |
posted 02-22-2004 11:23 AM
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