Factory Modified Upper Control Arm?

I bought this pair of new factory upper control arms from a local Dodge dealer some 25 years ago. When they came in, I noticed that they had a extra piece of steel welded to the area where the rebound bumper would make contact.
Has anyone else ever seen another upper control arm with this modification?

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I've had several of those over the years and they were all made just like that. That PN doesn't appear until '68, but it seems, judging from the first two digits, like it could have been put into the system much earlier, and then retro fitted with that extra piece to work on that earlier application. I only have books back to '63, so if that's the case, I would say the original application would be earlier than that.