Dealing with discarded bumpers

Question:

I have just replaced the bumpers on my 1965 Mustang Fastback with ones that were “made in Japan.”

I bought the car in 1976 and am assuming the bumpers I replaced are the originals. Is there a way to tell if they are from FOMOCO? I see only a stamp 13 2 on the inside of the front bumper and nothing on the rear.

They are rusty, so is there any point in hanging onto them or should they go to the landfill?

Answer:

Do you remember the good old days when “made in Japan” had a negative connotation?

Now, compared to “made in China” it doesn’t really sound all that bad, does it? Regardless, I don’t know of a way to determine whether the rusty bumpers you’ve removed are the originals but whether they are or aren’t, they definitely should not go to a landfill.

If they are rotted through or very heavily rusted then they should go to a scrap yard for recycling. If they have only moderate surface rust you should be able to sell them to someone for a few shekels.