I have searched in earnest, both on this forum and google, to find bumper bolts authentic to the 50's-60's where there was chromed "cap" over the head of the bolt... do you know what I mean.

Anybody have a source to recommend?

Thanks in advance... Brian

 

I've seen chrome and polished stainless bolts, but not the caps you mention. Most of the usual vendors carry the polished and chrome bolts.

 

Not sure I understand. Can you do a sketch and post it? A photo would be even better!

 

George,
Picture a regular carriage bolt with a thin chromed cap that is crimped over the head of the carriage bolt.
I don't know of a source for them, heck, I haven't even thought about that style of bolt in ages. I used to have a handful of them in the bolt box years ago.
I'd just replace them with a new style bumper bolt and be done with it

Bobby

 

Guess I'm having a hard time seeing what a cap would hang on to. The head on a carriage bolt is like a truss-head machine screw without any sort of wrench or screwdriver slot or hole. The only way to have something over the head seems like it would have to wrap around the head and go between the underside of the head and whatever the bolt was holding in place. Am I close???

 

Hey Bobby, I put those on my Fairlane. I got them from JC Whitney. They may still sell them. Good luck, Jag

 

George,

Exactly! Sorta like a bottle cap. I think in the old days it must have been cheaper to do it that way than to have a polished bolt...who knows

Jag, thanks...I hope Phityfive is paying attention.

 

all of you are correct, I bought some of those at a NAPA store a couple of yrs ago, might be worth checking out.

 

Are they like an acorn nut? You can get these caps for flathead V-8 engines. If the bolts are the same head you could use them.

 

George, Your right on the money

 

Dennis Carpenter carries them.

 

Hey Guys, LMC truck carries them as I have just recieved them!! I think a place in OKC, OK carries them as well Classic Auto Parts...formerly known as Obsolete Ford Inc.
sorry about the fuzzy pic.....typical carriage bolt w/ polished stainless "bottle cap"



Ryan

 

"Ahhhh ... I see" said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw.

 

Yep Ryan is right on. I'm sure that they are cheaper to buy/manuafacture, but the reason I like them is that the business end is steel instead of SS. I had a SS bolt gall once on a bumper and it was a bear to get off! Jag

 

DA-damn!! I step away from the puter for a while and viola... question, challenge, analysis, photos, enlightenment, sources and solution... you guys and this forum is awesome!!!!

I need these old style bb's for the near 100 pt resto I'm doin on my `62 T-Bird Roadster, otherwise any old shiny bits would due.

Thanks again for the help.

Brian