3 different m38 front bumpers /different hole configuration

[keats]

I found these three different m38 bumpers. The hole configuration is different between them. The top one in the first photo is NOS and the lower is a takeoff. Granted two holes in the lower one are for a license plate added by a previous owner, but the hole configuration is definitely different. I have also seen pictures of bumpers with holes on each far end as seen in the bottom photo. The ORD 9 lists two bumpers






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Gary Keating
1949 C3A, 1952 M38,
1954 M170, 1957 Cj3B

[wesk]

Both the early M38 bumper and the late M38 bumper used the military spec'd wood filler and retained it with 4 bolts.

Your top bumper is the early M38 PN 801386 and the bottom bumper is the late M38 PN 808969 which was also used on the M38A1 52 & 53.


Early without the outer edge holes


Your photo of late with the outer edge holes

The center bumper is a civvy bumper.
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

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