Was finally able to find rear lights and a bumper for the sofa. They are from a 1965 Dart. As the parts where quite far from where I live I had them shipped to me. Pictures I received from seller indicated that parts where not in mint condition. Unfortunately the bumper was even worse than I expected, it is dented, rusty, and worst of all not straight.
Mock up with lights, trim and bumper in place.
As the lights were very dirty and one them had a loose part I dismantled the rear light bezels for cleaning and repairs.
I had to make new bolt holes for the rear lights. I don't know if this has to do with that the car is from 1966 and the rear lights are from a 1965 car or if it is due to the fact that the light bezels I got hold of are actually from the trunk lid and not the car.
I also had to cut away material from the lower part to make enough room fort the light bezel. This is surely due to the fact that the bezels are installed up side down as the part was for trunk lid originally.
The bumper fits poorly. It hits the body on one side and the gaps between left and right side are not he same.
Spring has not been all about building the sofa. The Dart GT has been taken to some local events for example the local vintage car club arranged a swap meet where I got the chance to park next to another Mopar A-Body.
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