Thomas Smalley had always envisioned a custom heavy-duty front bumper on his ’99 Ford F-250, but spending more than a grand on even a cheap one blew out his college-student budget. That all changed ...

If you've ever spent time around a fabrication shop when a custom bumper is being built, or built one yourself that is a bit more than some rectangular tube and a beveled cut or two, you have more ...

My latest project is a 1936 Ford Phaeton, and in the Nov. '18 issue ofSTREET RODDERthe car received a 1939 Buick front bumper. The bumper itself required no modifications, just a new mounting system.

Solid stainless-steel replacement bumpers are more robust than chrome-plated steel, stronger than aluminum, and eliminate use of toxic materials employed in chrome plating, says American Durabilt in ...