Old First Gen Ladder Bars

[brymek]

First off new to here, thanks for letting me join.I have a 69 Firebird I just finished restoring, my father and uncle built it in the late 70's early 80's. I've had the car now 25 years, I figured someone here would know what these are. Trying to identify these ladder bars Lakewood/NMW???? Can't find anything listed from Lakewood for 67-69 so I'm curious. Any insight would be appreciated.

[mockingbird812]

Welcome aboard. Cool pieces. I am sure someone will chime in with good info.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Welcome.

Here's a recent ad for leaf sprung NMW ladder bars, they look like yours:

NMW Ladder Bars for sale (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/649170/Searchpage/1/Main/68779/Words/ladder/Search/true/nmw-ladders-bars-camaro-nova-p#Post649170)



For comparison, these are Lakewood's for a coil sprung car, but I assume the 'ladder' portion would be the same - just the attaching bracketry would be different:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/aacorp/LadderBarsoutofbox.jpg (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/aacorp/media/LadderBarsoutofbox.jpg.html)

[PxTx]

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww101/Plowman7/Tow%20Tabs/NMWNovaladerebay1.jpg (http://s710.photobucket.com/user/Plowman7/media/Tow%20Tabs/NMWNovaladerebay1.jpg.html)

[brymek]

The orange NMW look exactly like it. Probably them, the front brackets are the same.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Installed on a '68 Nova...

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...adde#Post418978 (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/418978/Searchpage/1/Main/40423/Words/Nova_UBBT_PHRASE_ladder/Search/true/re-day-2-nmw-camaro-nova-ladde#Post418978)

[brymek]

Yep that's them. Back in the day on the bird.