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| Pantera Bumpers |
| My intent here is to build a knowledge base of bumpers. What are all the vairants ? |
| By Chuck Melton |
| Pre-L Round-edge |
| This white 1972 Euro-GTS in the image to the right, sports the Pre-L bumpers in black. Note the lens is white with a amber bulb. This version would be included as a Pre-L Round-edge. |
| Seen on this Gray car is the nurf bar added between the Pre-L bumpers. This was a common dealer-installed option. |
| 5) Amerisport GT5-S (slightly different from the L-model, I believe--some had custom goodies such as running lights incorporated into the leading edge. See the Spring 2001 issue of Pantera International for Kirk Evans' description.) |
| Above is Roger Sharp's car wearing round edge Pre-L front bumpers. Note that the turn signal is part of the bumper, and is amber in color. The round-edge describes the front face. Also note the side towards the left fender. Compare this to the bumpers below. |
| The factory description of bumper change-over is on the Rear Bumper page, linked below. |
| 1) Pre-L Flat-edge A) Wrap around B) Non-wrap around 2) Pre-L Round-edge |
| 3) European L (chrome bumperettes, round edge, no turn signal) 4) USA L (one-piece rubber/steel, and various fiberglass or carbon fiber copies) |
| Front Bumpers |
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| Pre-L Flat-edge |
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| Pre-L Wrap Around |
| It is hard to notice the difference between the non-wrap and the wrap, except side-by-side in person. The Pre-L Round-edge above is not a wrap-around. |
| The European L, round-edge is seen to the right. This could be a USA car retrofited with the Euro-L bumpers. |
| The standard USA L bumper is seen to the left, and to the right is a Carbon Fiber-clad L bumper. |
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| Below, left, is a GT5, wearing the Euro-L bumperettes, with no parking light. Next to that is another car, with the European bi-color parking/turn signal combination. Bumpers tend to be one of the frequent modifications owners make to the body that is more involved than adding a wing, but less effort than flares. |