Dealer step bumpers - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dantimdad · 01-16-2013, 10:03 PM

I thought it would be cool to see what cities people in the group have step bumpers from.

Mine is from Blytheville Arkansas.

It's nasty right now, but I plan on restoring it.

Post a pic if you have one!

Steven

jbgroby · 01-16-2013, 11:32 PM

I had one but could not get the pool and pool deck off of it after Katrina. The dealer supplied step bumpers are geting more rare. Having the name on them and IF the dealer is still in business, most make a big deal out of it if you call them. They like the promo of long lasting etc,etc.

Slow Build · 01-17-2013, 12:31 AM

I don't have a step bumper but this one has been for sale in the SF Bay Area on CL for a while.

McCoyAZ · 01-18-2013, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow Build

I don't have a step bumper but this one has been for sale in the SF Bay Area on CL for a while.

Wow....Haven't thought about that Chevy dealership since I was a kid.

Use to drive past that place every day when I lived in Houston.

**jayoldschool** · 01-18-2013, 06:58 PM

I'm wondering if this one's home made, or dealer/aftermarket:

dantimdad · 01-17-2013, 12:35 AM

That AJ one is sweet!

HOLY COW! A pool landed on your truck?! Man that stinks!

Steven

WhippinSaw · 01-18-2013, 06:25 PM

Here's Mine from a 63. I paint brushed the bumper to see how it would look with the colors I picked for the interior.

dantimdad · 01-18-2013, 07:42 PM

Dunno, but it would seem to be DIY as there isn't really a step to it and no place to mount a hitch ball.

BTW, does anyone know where to get a replacement license plate light for these bumpers?

Steven

jdl71 · 01-18-2013, 08:01 PM

Don't have one myself but I really enjoy seeing them. Great idea for a thread. Subscribed.

markeb01 · 01-19-2013, 01:18 AM

Kimball Motor Company was the dealer that installed the Bardin bumper with the original sale of my truck. It was a plain generic version that didn’t have the dealership name cut into the bumper. At least I can show how much it cost new - $55.00:

There have been a few times I wished I’d left it on the truck (powder coated black) but I didn’t like the way it wrapped around the ends and bolted to the fenders, figuring one bump could crunch both of them:

dantimdad · 01-19-2013, 01:28 AM

Yeah, the wrap around would worry me too. Pretty cool to know how much it cost originally. Especially considering they go for upwards of $300 in good shape now.

Steven

jdl71 · 01-19-2013, 10:35 AM

That works out to almost $400 in today's money. Seems like a lot for a bumper. Then again, $2534 works out to around $19,000 is today's money. Don't know any brand new trucks that could be bought for that.

77lesabre · 01-19-2013, 11:27 AM

Here's the bumper on my 61

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ljackson · 01-20-2013, 11:25 AM

1964 from Plains Chevrolet in Amarillo Tx
2nd one on 66. Not sure where this one came from.

**l79m20** · 01-21-2013, 08:51 AM

Can you take a picutre of the Plains Logo of your step bumper I have one but would like to paint it with logo added as the 65 corvette I have came from Plains Chevrolet.Thanks

**AngryPirate** · 01-21-2013, 04:28 PM

Ratliff Chev. Buick, Llano, TX

ljackson · 01-21-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by l79m20

Can you take a picutre of the Plains Logo of your step bumper I have one but would like to paint it with logo added as the 65 corvette I have came from Plains Chevrolet.Thanks

There is not a stamping in the bumper itself. I do know that it came from Plains. I have the logo that was on the cowl cover. I will post a pic of that if you like?

C-10cutty · 01-22-2013, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by l79m20

Can you take a picutre of the Plains Logo of your step bumper I have one but would like to paint it with logo added as the 65 corvette I have came from Plains Chevrolet.Thanks

Wish I could help by mine says Ames Chevrolet, Moline KS.

ljackson · 01-22-2013, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by l79m20

Can you take a picutre of the Plains Logo of your step bumper I have one but would like to paint it with logo added as the 65 corvette I have came from Plains Chevrolet.Thanks

Here ya go. From the cowl. I tried to send in a PM. I couldn't figure out how to attach a pic.

TJ's Chevy · 02-16-2014, 12:18 PM

I have a step bumper on my '64 long bed fleetside. Probably a fremont truck...sold at a dealer here in Oregon.

**CustomCab66** · 08-22-2014, 04:38 PM

Heres a steel step bumper from my 66 C-10 that came from Crabtree Chevrolet Company in Glenrose, Texas. I need to clean it up but its survived almost 50 years.

rbruno68 · 09-20-2022, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ljackson

1964 from Plains Chevrolet in Amarillo Tx
2nd one on 66. Not sure where this one came from.

I hadn't come across this thread before but glad I did. I just bought my 63 and it came from Amarillo. It has from the looks of the picture the same back bumper as the Blue truck. I was planning on changing the bumper because the step/wrap around bumpers don't do it for the look I want. But, are they more rare and valuable then the regular bumpers either painted or chrome? Maybe I should change my mind and keep it.
Rob

dantimdad · 01-20-2013, 11:40 AM

Nice.

Steven

ljackson · 01-20-2013, 12:34 PM

The wrap around does provide some protection of the body. At least if you get hit in the side. We finished my son's truck just before his senior year started. 2 weeks later this happened in the high school parking lot. I think it would have been worse without the wrap around in this case.

RANDY COX · 01-20-2013, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ljackson

The wrap around does provide some protection of the body. At least if you get hit in the side. We finished my son's truck just before his senior year started. 2 weeks later this happened in the high school parking lot. I think it would have been worse without the wrap around in this case.

I would have been HIGHLY UPSET....

01-16-2013, 10:03 PM	#1
dantimdad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hartselle, Al. Posts: 466	Dealer step bumpers I thought it would be cool to see what cities people in the group have step bumpers from. Mine is from Blytheville Arkansas. It's nasty right now, but I plan on restoring it. Post a pic if you have one! Steven __________________ “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.” - Nikola Tesla Matt. 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...=507266&page=2

01-16-2013, 11:32 PM	#2
jbgroby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lacombe, LA Posts: 2,772	Re: Dealer step bumpers I had one but could not get the pool and pool deck off of it after Katrina. The dealer supplied step bumpers are geting more rare. Having the name on them and IF the dealer is still in business, most make a big deal out of it if you call them. They like the promo of long lasting etc,etc. __________________ http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/jb...23904108567829

01-17-2013, 12:31 AM	#3
Slow Build Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Delta Posts: 2,163	Re: Dealer step bumpers I don't have a step bumper but this one has been for sale in the SF Bay Area on CL for a while. Attached Images __________________ Name: Rich Current Ride: 1964 C-10 Short Fleetside Daily Driver: 2005 GMC crew cab short fleetside /2001 Chevy Tahoe Past GM Trucks: 1959 GMC short stepside 1968 GMC short stepside-4x4 1973 Chevy short stepside 1989 Chevy short fleetside-reg cab 1993 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab 2002 Chevy short fleetside-Xcab Save the dinosaurs, use synthetic oil.

01-18-2013, 06:58 PM	#5
jayoldschool Moderator Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 2,176	Re: Dealer step bumpers I'm wondering if this one's home made, or dealer/aftermarket:

01-17-2013, 12:35 AM	#6
dantimdad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hartselle, Al. Posts: 466	Re: Dealer step bumpers That AJ one is sweet! HOLY COW! A pool landed on your truck?! Man that stinks! Steven __________________ “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.” - Nikola Tesla Matt. 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...=507266&page=2

01-18-2013, 06:25 PM	#7
WhippinSaw Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Lisle Illinois Posts: 602	Re: Dealer step bumpers Here's Mine from a 63. I paint brushed the bumper to see how it would look with the colors I picked for the interior. Attached Images

01-18-2013, 07:42 PM	#8
dantimdad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hartselle, Al. Posts: 466	Re: Dealer step bumpers Dunno, but it would seem to be DIY as there isn't really a step to it and no place to mount a hitch ball. BTW, does anyone know where to get a replacement license plate light for these bumpers? Steven __________________ “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.” - Nikola Tesla Matt. 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...=507266&page=2

01-18-2013, 08:01 PM	#9
jdl71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Eldon, MO Posts: 1,753	Re: Dealer step bumpers Don't have one myself but I really enjoy seeing them. Great idea for a thread. Subscribed. __________________ Psalm 23 64 C10 66 K20

01-19-2013, 01:18 AM	#10
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Dealer step bumpers Kimball Motor Company was the dealer that installed the Bardin bumper with the original sale of my truck. It was a plain generic version that didn’t have the dealership name cut into the bumper. At least I can show how much it cost new - $55.00: There have been a few times I wished I’d left it on the truck (powder coated black) but I didn’t like the way it wrapped around the ends and bolted to the fenders, figuring one bump could crunch both of them: __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

01-19-2013, 01:28 AM	#11
dantimdad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hartselle, Al. Posts: 466	Re: Dealer step bumpers Yeah, the wrap around would worry me too. Pretty cool to know how much it cost originally. Especially considering they go for upwards of $300 in good shape now. Steven __________________ “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.” - Nikola Tesla Matt. 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...=507266&page=2

01-19-2013, 10:35 AM	#12
jdl71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Eldon, MO Posts: 1,753	Re: Dealer step bumpers That works out to almost $400 in today's money. Seems like a lot for a bumper. Then again, $2534 works out to around $19,000 is today's money. Don't know any brand new trucks that could be bought for that. __________________ Psalm 23 64 C10 66 K20

01-19-2013, 11:27 AM	#13
77lesabre Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 55	Re: Dealer step bumpers Here's the bumper on my 61 __________________ Instagram: 77lesabre 1961 Chevy Long Stepside-350/700r4 1977 Buick Lesabre Lowrider-350/th350 *2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD-Duramax Diesel

01-20-2013, 11:25 AM	#14
ljackson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 636	Re: Dealer step bumpers 1964 from Plains Chevrolet in Amarillo Tx 2nd one on 66. Not sure where this one came from. Attached Images __________________ Father and son built. Driven daily since 2012. 283, 3 speed. Mostly original. '81 PS and disk front. Fuel tank relocate. Maintenance, repairs and upgrades on his dime now. http://zacks64longfleet.shutterfly.com/ Higher res. photos in my gallery.

01-21-2013, 08:51 AM	#15
l79m20 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reading, Kansas Posts: 628	Re: Dealer step bumpers Can you take a picutre of the Plains Logo of your step bumper I have one but would like to paint it with logo added as the 65 corvette I have came from Plains Chevrolet.Thanks

01-21-2013, 04:28 PM	#16
AngryPirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 564	Re: Dealer step bumpers Ratliff Chev. Buick, Llano, TX Attached Images



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02-16-2014, 12:18 PM	#20
TJ's Chevy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: Dealer step bumpers I have a step bumper on my '64 long bed fleetside. Probably a fremont truck...sold at a dealer here in Oregon. __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

08-22-2014, 04:38 PM	#21
CustomCab66 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 326	Re: Dealer step bumpers Heres a steel step bumper from my 66 C-10 that came from Crabtree Chevrolet Company in Glenrose, Texas. I need to clean it up but its survived almost 50 years. Attached Images

01-20-2013, 11:40 AM	#23
dantimdad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hartselle, Al. Posts: 466	Re: Dealer step bumpers Nice. Steven __________________ “Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.” - Nikola Tesla Matt. 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...=507266&page=2

01-20-2013, 12:34 PM	#24
ljackson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Amarillo, Texas Posts: 636	Re: Dealer step bumpers The wrap around does provide some protection of the body. At least if you get hit in the side. We finished my son's truck just before his senior year started. 2 weeks later this happened in the high school parking lot. I think it would have been worse without the wrap around in this case. Attached Images __________________ Father and son built. Driven daily since 2012. 283, 3 speed. Mostly original. '81 PS and disk front. Fuel tank relocate. Maintenance, repairs and upgrades on his dime now. http://zacks64longfleet.shutterfly.com/ Higher res. photos in my gallery.

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