Finally getting an early A-Body

Vic, by letters on the bumper, do you mean the letters across the trunk lid? I had a 64 and a 65 parts car at one time and the 64 did not have the letters on the trunk but the 65 did. I also had an extra trunk lid from a 65 and it had the letters on the trunk. Since the hood is different from the 64-5 to the 66's, I would say that the letters on the front of the hood came about in 66. 64 and 5's had the name on a center plaque at the hoods leading edge, and the hood latch was under this plaque also. I might have some of those letters out in the shop. I'll have a look and if I have any, I'll send them to you as a welcome to the new early A club. Not an official club, but more like a band of like-minded individuals who knew that they were the coolest cars all along. I'll message back later with a count of the letters I have. By the way, I believe that the letters are the same front to back, and if they came from an early A, they are the same as other applications. My 67 GTX has them on the front of the hood also, and they are the same. Stay between the lines, and keep the candle lit at both ends, I'm out. Geof