good morning bakewells. the bumper has surface rust on the outerwings that will Not polish out. it is straight except underneath in the usual 2 spots. I know a guy closer to you that has a pristine straightened and rechromed front bumper. he spent 900 dollars restoring this part and went restomod and never used it. he is a great guy and honest thru and thru. he might take a small loss on it if you want to pay up for one. i could put you in touch with him if you want and he agrees. this car was part of a 3 car lot I bought to restore one. it was in storage for years before I bought the lot so I could not assure you the gauges were working. i would consider sending them to you with a full return guarantee except postage. as far as the bumper I recently saw one on ebay for $550 it was pretty nice