1971 1972 Buick Riviera GS Boattail Rear Bumper - VGC Stored 30 years~!

Description

** PARTING OUT A "TIME CAPSULE" 1972 RIVIERA - WHAT DO YOU NEED?  **
PART NAME
:  Rear Bumper (no brackets)
POTENTIAL CROSS REFERENCE APPLICATION
:  Fits 1972 Riviera - the first year of black bumper pads.  It's the same bumper as 1971, but there were no pads that year.  If you are going to rechrome it and use it on your 1971, then remove the pads and metal-in the holes before plating.
DONOR CAR
:
1972 Buick Riviera with 80K original miles, stored since 1990.
DETAILS
:  This item was removed from a 1972 Riviera (80K) that was disassembled around 1990 to undergo a customization......but sadly was never completed.  Imagine traveling back to 1990 and buying it in very good condition...and then stashing it somewhere until 2021.  That is pretty much what happened to this car and the parts that I will be selling.
As you can see, the bumper is in very good condition....Not perfect/show grade but quite presentable as a survivor.  Technically this bumper is turning 50 years old this summer, so to find one in this shape is pretty amazing.   Shiny chrome, with a few random small common flaws (chrome peel at edge in 2-3 places, a slight "jack" indent on the bottom left, a faint dimple in the right side, etc).  But it's very clean on the backside for the age, most are rusted and peeling like crazy by now.  It's NOT a show grade bumper, but it's definitely can enhance any 1971-72 Riviera that has a rusted, dented or otherwise damaged old bumper.
I PREFER PICKUP in the Chicago or Northwest Indiana region.  Will consider shipping at exact UPS cost (OVersized #2 rate, brace yourself, this is a BIG BUMPER) + for a packaging fee.
MANY MORE PARTS SOON TO BE LISTED FROM THIS GREAT "TIME CAPSULE" 1972 RIVIERA!