buick rear bumper with packard tail lights

I plan on putting some 56 clipper tail lights in my Buick. I was wondering if anyone knows a sort of "direct" replacement for the rear bumper. Or can I just move the stock one down to clear the backup lights. Most I have seen with this mod run a two piece or what looks like a ford bumper. I wanna sort this stuff out before I start cutting.......thanks all!!!

 

Anyone????

 

Pics?

 

I haven't started this project yet....trying to get all my ducks in a row.....then were gonna give it hell.

 

I think I've seen people using 56 Chev bumpers.............

 

yep 56 chev

 

Thanks!!! Continental kit bumpers??

 

I don't think there was anything called a "Continental kit bumper"...basically it was the stock bumper moved reward via longer brackets...and a pan over the top to hide them...

I've seen a variety of bumpers used with Packard taillights, from a '53-'55 Studebaker rear bumper to a '56 Chrysler...depends on how much work you want to do...

R-

 

thanks all.......56 chevys look good.....I have seen a gold colored 54chev with packard tails and the 56 bumper.....looks great.....I may go that route.

 

i used a 52 olds
51-53 caddys and 55 desoto look good

 

52 and 53 caddys also have the exhaust run through the bumper

why not a packard bumper?

 

55/56 Buick..That is what Im using on my 55 Buick with 56 packard lights

 

Have any of you guys taken pictures of how you adapted the packard lights to the car? I coulda swore I saw a thread where somebody used round bar to attach the lights and then wrapped the sheet metal around that but I can't find that thread. Anyway pics would be rad to see.

 

Thats exactly what I did......worked great. Used 3/16 round, bent easy.