Yes, they belong there and I think you're right Jacques, but as to why they didn't just modify the brackets to make it fit is a mystery to me.
That bumper is a 44/45 pattern one with the spring bumper (as it's called in the publications of the time) mounted in front rather than behind the bar. It should also have small holes at the ends where the jewels (green reflectors) normally go.
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Originally Posted by Jacques Reed
Hi Tony,
Those spacers are correct according to quite a few Blitzes I have seen including mine.
Without them they bumper would be cocked off perpendicular to the frame.
Why they are there is the big question? Perhaps a design mistake on the dimensions of the Y bracket from day one fixed with a relatively inexpensive cast iron "dog bone". Maybe someone has the definitive answer out there, but they are correct and do belong there.
Brgds,
Jacques
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