CW hitch install?

By the looks of the tailgate I'd say he missed a few times.

I wonder if the two chains tied around the bumper are for the safety chains.

Way back when, the bumpers were made out of real thick steel, and lots of it. We used to use the universal type hitches that bolted/clamped on to the existing bumper all of the time to haul boats, etc.
In this case, I would say that the steel plate is the strongest part of the whole hitch and probably has more steel in it than the bumper does. :B

That’s probably a better tow vehicle than some I’ve seen. Caprice Classic station wagon from the early 80’s?

Swinging that rear door open is a pain though.

Class 1 hitch (or class 1/2) less than 1,000 trailer and about 100 pounds tong weight... That actually looks like a hitch Kit I have seen in catalogs. Good for a short U-haul that's about it.

If CW installed that hitch it was many years ago and the installers have moved up to senior management IMO.

Eureka!

Why have I not thought of those chains to reinforce my bumper to carry that massive WD hitch mount?

That is a old uhual hitch from the 70s

My God, and they are driving around out there. A work buddy and I always said that we were going to write a book "My life among morons". Lol