Topic: bumper guards

[fmr187]

Did all 64.5 mustangs come with front and rear bumper guards from the factory?

[carlite65]

yes.

[GT500KR]

Yes. Also, the earliest cars had no rubber snubber where they meet the bumper. Later cars had a thin bracket spot welded on the upper bracket, that retained a small rubber snubber to protect the bumper. Not sure when this change happened, but probably summer or fall of 1964.

[jwc66k]

Yes. Also, the earliest cars had no rubber snubber where they meet the bumper. Later cars had a thin bracket spot welded on the upper bracket, that retained a small rubber snubber to protect the bumper. Not sure when this change happened, but probably summer or fall of 1964.

The 64 Mustang Body Assembly Manual (AM0001) gives a "clue" as to the date the rubber bumpers were added. On page 8 (ref N4-8100) dated 7-3-64 and superseding the page dated 6-29-64, the bumpers (377769-S) are there with no reference in the changes section that they were added on 7-3-64. Therefore, the bumpers would have to been added during or prior to what changes were in 6-29-64. The rear bumper Assembly Maunal pages are dated in 1965 and are past the change dates.
Jim

[fmr187]

Thanks all. Your answers are as I expected. A friend has a 64.5 and I went to look at her car to check things as I build my 65 and I noticed no bumper guards. She wasnt even aware that there should be some on the car. So I wanted to be sure before I let her know.