Newell Gurus

Hi, coach 317 here, I believe the classic body style, in need of rear bumper any advice on best place to get it from?? Thanks in advance

You are correct, you have the only classic Newell built after 1989 so I would think it would use the same bumpers as a 1986-1989 as long as it was from a wide-body (102" width).

Is your bumper missing or bent or the chrome coming off? The reason I ask is that other than trying to find a wrecked classic Newell to salvage the bumper, it might be easier to have your bumper re-plated with chrome. Those were really pretty bumpers.

Did Newell source the bumper from a truck? Or have it built specifically for them?

i remember clarke found a pair that was new and bought them a number of years ago. hopefully he might have some info. i am sure they were not custom made. but dont know for sure

tom

Actually Todd Flickma found a front and rear bumper set on eBay and we spilt the cost. He needed the front and I needed the rear. A former Newell owner had stored them in his barn for years. He bought them from Newell.

When I was restoring my 1978 somebody told me Newell used the same bumpers that were installed on some fire trucks.

i did a quick search on fire truck bumpers and came up with this picture

tom

Bumped a tree stump with it, chrome didn’t cravk though gonna try to straighten it as best I can until find something.. thanks for input guys, I’ll look into the fire truck bumpers

It is very likely the bumper can be straightened and re-chromed to look like new. Check this out:
http://www.bumperboyz.com/

My classic bumpers are polished aluminum giving a chrome appearance. If yours are the same, I am certain they can be repaired.

Good luck,