I am the second owner of my 59 TR3A. When I got the car in 1963, the front
plate was mounted with a pair of sheet metal brackets which were pretty clever.
The horizontal centerline of the license plate was aligned with horizontal
centerine of the bumper face plate. There were two separate brackets, but
identical to each other. They were made of sheet metal, I would guess 16 ga.
Each
bracket was no more that 3/4 inch wide and was made of two parts. One part was
contoured to fit the curve of the front of the bumper. At the bottom, it folded
flat and parallele to the surface of the bumper. There was a hole on the
bottom which connected to the license plate hole. There was a second piece, a
far
more simple piece which attached to a second hole at the bottom adjacent to the
license plate hole. That strap came all the way up the back, then bolted to
the front strap at the top.
Meanwhile, the front piece strap. after coming up and over the front, after
connecting to the rear strap, folds back over the top, all the way to the
front, then down ehough to pick up the upper license plate holes. They were
lightweight, stiff, and I was an idiot for throwing one away. I think I am
using a
single one now, but its in the center and I have a small aluminum angle which
goe across the top and bottom. I keep thinking I need to see if I can
fabricate another one.
Mike Moore
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