John,
The TD front plate holder was a plate shaped like the English licence
plate. I believe that the then-current raised letters&numbers were
attached to that plate for the home market cars. In the US, the state
front plate was bolted to this holder, which was exposed on either side
of the smaller US plate.
While the piano hinge is a good idea, especially for parking at
curbs, the plate was originally held to the bumper by a pair little
brackets. These are small pieces of metal shaped like a combination of
V with an extension, sort of, that have one bolt into the bumper and one
into the plate. The V offsets from the bumper and the tail hangs down
for the plate to attach. When you see one, you will be able to recreate
your own in a few minutes with a vise and a drill.
Bob
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:33:45 -0600 "Gunnell, John" <gunnellj@krause.com>
writes:
> Hello Mates
>
> Since there are no dumb questions, I'll ask mine. How do T-series
> owners fasten their front license plates to the bumper?
>
> My TD came to me with a neat front plate holder. It is a heavy
> blank metal plate about the size of a U.S. license plate. It is
> attached to a bracket with a long piano hinge. The bracket is
> designed to fit the bumper holes and the blank plate holds the
> license plate.
>
> My TF came to me with nothing but a bumper. There was no bracket
> for a front license plate.
>
> I have looked in the Moss catalog and in Abindon Spares, but I
> have never seen a front plate holder or bracket. On the body panel
> page of the Moss catalog I see a backing plate for the front number
> plate and a small "bracket for above" which probably does the job,
> though I can't quite picture how.
>
> In any case, I'd rather have the type of setup that I have on my
> TD, but I can't find anyone who sells the hinged plate holder. Does
> anyone know?
>
> John Gunnell
> Iola, WI
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