Thanks to Marks1

[Scubaman]

Thanks yo Marks1. Last year he sold me a deluxe rear bumper and shipped it to me here in Florida. He is restoring a 72 vert, I have a 73 that I have owned for 20 years. My car originally came with a deluxe bumper (Marti) but when she was restored 20 years ago the old rusted bumper was replaced with a repro. Got Marks1 bumper, finally found someone here in Florida to rechrome (nearly impossible and $$$$) and installed new rubber. This is the result.
$150 bumper
$950 rechrome
$100 rubber
$300 shipping
$1500 total.

How crazy am I?

 

[Scubaman]

Oh before photo similar angle

 

[PoFoMoCo]

No… not crazy.

 

[72MustangSprint]

No… not crazy.

Crazy but crazy cool

 

[Steve McMahan]

Well, your car is safe from a 2 mph accident now, as long as it’s a volkswagen.

 

[Sheriff41]

The bumper looks great! Plating shops used to be abundant and reasonable. I guess with the advent of composites the demand for their services waned and now we are paying the price.

 

[351c1971]

Looks awesome. Just think of it as an investment in more fun per mile