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LordDevlin · 01-16-2015, 01:01 PM

Hey folks,

I havent posted on here for a while, but as things change, so does my need for info and help. My father and I each have a truck, and now he just went and totally out of character picked up two more. We work on our trucks together. One is a 59 gmc, original v8/power steering/power brakes big window, chrome treatment, even around the cab. My question has to do with the front bumper. I like whats unique. So I like the bumper bullets that GMCs have, and would want them on the truck. As far as I was always concerned, 55.2-59 all had bumper bullets, even though they changed slightly at one point (58?) to where there was almost like a nipple or a tip at the end. A friend of ours, who claims to be a gmc guru, says that they didnt have them in 59. I dont see why they would just take them off all of a sudden like that. The truck currently doesnt have them but figured they were probably removed, as most ppl prefer the clean look without them. Of course, for reasons I explained, i would want to put some on.

Could someone please confirm if 59 gmc's came original with bumper bullets?

thanks for your time.

northerngmc · 01-16-2015, 02:28 PM

I have a 59 GMC and I have not seen anything official on it, but rarely do you see a 59 with bumper bullets. Neither my driver or my parts truck, both 59 GMC's, had bumper bullets.

Many 58's have bumper bullets.

northerngmc · 01-16-2015, 02:30 PM

This GMC ident charts notes that the 59's didn't have bumper bullets.

http://www.oldtruck.net/19551959gmc/..._general.shtml

LordDevlin · 01-16-2015, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northerngmc

This GMC ident charts notes that the 59's didn't have bumper bullets.

http://www.oldtruck.net/19551959gmc/..._general.shtml

Great, thanks for your help. Not the answer I was hoping for, but its the answer none the less.

northerngmc · 01-16-2015, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordDevlin

Great, thanks for your help. Not the answer I was hoping for, but its the answer none the less.

Well, as Ab Lincoln said, "Don't believe everything you read on the InterWeb.".

northerngmc · 01-16-2015, 03:04 PM

Do you have pics to share of the trucks?

Is the 59 GMC a Canadian or US truck?

FirstNation · 01-16-2015, 05:25 PM

57 had the nipples.

FirstNation · 01-16-2015, 05:28 PM

[QUOTE= Neither my driver or my parts truck, both 59 GMC's had bumper bullets.

[/QUOTE]

Northerngmc- are you saying they did or didn't have bumper bullets?

northerngmc · 01-16-2015, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FirstNation

Northerngmc- are you saying they did or didn't have bumper bullets?

The power of a comma.....

They did not have bumper bullets!

01-16-2015, 01:01 PM	#1
LordDevlin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 107	59 gmc config question Hey folks, I havent posted on here for a while, but as things change, so does my need for info and help. My father and I each have a truck, and now he just went and totally out of character picked up two more. We work on our trucks together. One is a 59 gmc, original v8/power steering/power brakes big window, chrome treatment, even around the cab. My question has to do with the front bumper. I like whats unique. So I like the bumper bullets that GMCs have, and would want them on the truck. As far as I was always concerned, 55.2-59 all had bumper bullets, even though they changed slightly at one point (58?) to where there was almost like a nipple or a tip at the end. A friend of ours, who claims to be a gmc guru, says that they didnt have them in 59. I dont see why they would just take them off all of a sudden like that. The truck currently doesnt have them but figured they were probably removed, as most ppl prefer the clean look without them. Of course, for reasons I explained, i would want to put some on. Could someone please confirm if 59 gmc's came original with bumper bullets? thanks for your time. __________________ 1959 Chevy Apache SWB Fleetside - 350 GM crate with mild cam, 700r4, 4.10 rear

01-16-2015, 02:28 PM	#2
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Re: 59 gmc config question I have a 59 GMC and I have not seen anything official on it, but rarely do you see a 59 with bumper bullets. Neither my driver or my parts truck, both 59 GMC's, had bumper bullets. Many 58's have bumper bullets. __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is! Last edited by northerngmc; 01-16-2015 at 05:39 PM. Reason: Added a coma for clarity

01-16-2015, 02:30 PM	#3
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Re: 59 gmc config question This GMC ident charts notes that the 59's didn't have bumper bullets. http://www.oldtruck.net/19551959gmc/..._general.shtml __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!

01-16-2015, 03:04 PM	#6
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Re: 59 gmc config question Do you have pics to share of the trucks? Is the 59 GMC a Canadian or US truck? __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!

01-16-2015, 05:25 PM	#7
FirstNation Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fairport NY Posts: 63	Re: 59 gmc config question 57 had the nipples. __________________ 1953 Chevy 210 convertible, 1955 GMC pickup, 1957 GMC Suburban Carryall

01-16-2015, 05:28 PM	#8
FirstNation Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fairport NY Posts: 63	Re: 59 gmc config question [QUOTE= Neither my driver or my parts truck, both 59 GMC's had bumper bullets. [/QUOTE] Northerngmc- are you saying they did or didn't have bumper bullets? __________________ 1953 Chevy 210 convertible, 1955 GMC pickup, 1957 GMC Suburban Carryall Last edited by FirstNation; 01-16-2015 at 05:28 PM. Reason: schpelling eror..



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