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Default '71-72 Grand Prix rear bumper closeout panel

I know a proper (plastic) rear license plate pocket panel has been made for 71-72 GPs before. It may come back on the market (or not). Someone has made a formed metal pocket and posted it on Ebay. Not Cheap. Just a FYI for 71- 72 GP owner with missing rear plate pockets.

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I don't know of anyone who has reproduced the 71-72 style in plastic. They do make the 69-70 style.

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I don't know of anyone who has reproduced the 71-72 style in plastic. They do make the 69-70 style.
From 2006 Ames catalog Part Number PL350J 71-72 GP Rear license plate pocket...$68.00 From 2011 PY catalog Part Number B29010 Rear license plate filler...Inquire? If someone has current info on the Ames license plate pocket , please post. Also the Ebay listing I mentioned seems to have vanished. Supply & demand issues.. I,m not sure.

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I don´t want to hijack the thread but i badly need one for my 69…where can i get it?

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I don´t want to hijack the thread but i badly need one for my 69…where can i get it?
Ames Performance Engineering part number PL350H 69-70 Rear License Plate Pocket $225.00. This comes from the Ames website (parts department).

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Thank you! I just ordered one...

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The ones that appear on Ebay are steel replacements

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What is the correct finish for a '72? Is it the natural, molded-in-gray color?

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argent silver

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great, thank you. I happened to find an NOS one that is molded in gray.

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great, thank you. I happened to find an NOS one that is molded in gray.
If you find another, I would be interested

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If you find another, I would be interested

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Dave,

I will keep you in mind if another pops up.

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I have a fiberglass one I would let go , I just droped 500 on a NOS one

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I have a fiberglass one I would let go , I just droped 500 on a NOS one
I too have a fiberglass one that I bought years ago via Ames and to date have never installed it. For what it's worth there has been an ad in the POCI Smoke Signals magazine for many months now. It reads as follows:


69 - 70 Grand Prix Rear Bumper Closeout Panel: Well known parts companies are selling our part and we have decided to offer them for a limited time directly to our POCI Members at the greatly reduced price of $200 plus $7.95 for shipping with a money back satisfaction guarantee. For questions or orders Jack (201) 218-8662 or Resto-Perfect (802) 522-6201.

Has anyone bought one of these?

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71 72 been mostly out of luck but for recently the metal ones on ebay , I got extreamly lucky and got a NOS a week after I bought a fiberglass one

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I have the ebay aluminum one and fit and finish is perfect minus the air shock hole

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Is anyone here able to get a copy of the original GM drawing of this 71-72 license plate pocket?

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If you find one see if they have the front air dam drawings too, that would cover both unicorn parts on 71-72

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With some legible original drawings, I could model both parts in Autodesk Inventor...

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i actually knew the guy named dean from vermont who made the cast and reproduced the bumper pocket for the 69 70. i gave him the bumper to test fit it and it came out perfect. i lost contact with him about five years ago or maybe longer

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