What is this 1930s bumper guard fit?

[K8096]

 

[Gunsmoke]

Appears to be 1930 Buick front bumper center medallion, perhaps Model 47.

[keiser31]

I don't think so.

[drwatson]

Here, we have a 1931 Buick Series 90 sporting a center guard looking like a good fit.  

 

[K8096]

1931 Buick it is.  

 

Thank you. 

[keiser31]

My bad. It sure does look like something from the later 1930s. Sorry for the doubting post.

[Gunsmoke]

I see some '30 Buick's as well with this. Clearly for a two-bar bumper which mostly went out of style after 1931. Images on Google of course can show nice cars with bumpers from the previous or following year. Anyway, definitely Buick, no problem K31, you are now only at 99% accuracy!

 

BTW, is there a common word used for this item, bumper guard, center medallion, etc? I have never considered these as "guards" reserving that term for the ones that protrude well above or below the bumper bars to protect against another car's bumpers overriding the bumper bar.

[keiser31]

I call some of the earlier ones (19teens to 1929), "bumper medallions" and 1931 and later, "bumper guards" because most do not have a very ornate look as the earlier ones have. I sometimes call the new ones, "bumper overriders." It all depends on the look of the item. If they stick way up above the bumper, I would call them overriders. Just my own terms.

[keiser31]

I clearly see now where it would hold two face bars.

 

Thanks for the lesson. Always willing to learn.

[Guest]

Pontiac and Oakland in group 7.852 call it a clamp assembly.