Big Bumpers!

[LotusOmega375D]

In honour of the moneysupermarket TV advert with that US Spec De Tomaso Pantera, post up some photos of any other cars which had those ridiculous-looking US Federal impact-absorbing bumpers.

Here's an infamous one for a kick-off.

[kambites]

Almost anything European from the 70s that they sold in the states suffered from this sort of treatment thing didn't it?

[Dr Interceptor]

These...

[E30M3SE]

[FourWheelDrift]

Edited to add, that looks to be high at the front, is the story about the US spec MGs getting blocks put into the suspension to raise the front end so the lights are at a US legal height actually true?

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 17th October 12:38

[nickbee]

This reminds me, I saw a mk6 Fiesta with bullbars the other day.

/off topic

[falkster]

They are bloody awful!!

[Dr Interceptor]

FourWheelDrift said:

Edited to add, that looks to be high at the front, is the story about the US spec MGs getting blocks put into the suspension to raise the front end so the lights are at a US legal height actually true?

Yup, it's all true...

[thinfourth2]

it remind me of this

[NotNormal]

Not as big as some but still applied to a car that looks so much better without them

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Well if you're a certain age they work on some

[FourWheelDrift]

[FourWheelDrift]

[Benmac]

The supposed additions for the Mclaren F1 always made me smile.

[LotusOmega375D]

Another from me. V12 E-Type

[LuS1fer]

[fat freddie]

Huge, ugly bumpers? Form an orderly queue.....

[LotusOmega375D]

FIAT 124 Spider



Many have been re-imported back to Europe and had the blubber bumpers removed completely. I prefer the original early 1970s European chrome bumper versions myself.

[LotusOmega375D]

Bora

[GC8]