front license plate mount

Take the wife to a major national event and don't say a word. You know they will all be as originally designed. What looks funny is just what is different today vs. 80+ years ago.
 
I modified a tail light license bracket & mounted it under the R/H bumper clamp, like on a '32, one of my favorite cars I've owned.
Bill W.
 
burner31 said:
I've never seen one like that.
How about a picture of that vented plated?
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here ya go - looks like they stopped in 1918. Im honestly suprised IL would do this and not a state that melts your face like arizona or texas or new mexico
 

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You CAN have "your cake, and eat it too"!

During the twenty's and thirty's and forties - there were available accessory license plate holders that mounted on the 'horn' of the front bumper. Looks (and is) very professional in both placement and mounting. I have these on both of my Model A's. The only down-side, is that the inside edge of the license plate puts your arm at risk during the hand-cranking of the engine.

Alternatively, the front plate can be mounted on the front bumper itself. That would meet with state requirements (if any), without interfering with the airflow cooling of the radiator.
 
oldforder said:
when I got my 29 a few months ago, the plate was mounted on the light bar in front of the radiator like most of them. My wife thought it looked funny, so I moved it on to the bumper. looks good there but now the radiator kinda looks bare. Is there any reason that it should be on the light bar? Would it help protect the radiator? I know that for judging it needs to be on the bar, but this car will never be judged. At least not while I own it. I kinda think I would like to put it back where it belongs, but also important to keep the wife happy. So if there is no compelling reason to put it back, I guess I will keep it on the bumper.Thoughts??
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Happy Wife equals Happy Life
 
Seems to me that if you went to an event where you want it mounted on the headlight bar, it would only take a few minutes to change it. Put it where you like it and enjoy driving the car! :)
 
I did not like the look on the light bar and moved the plate to the bumper. Yes, that big radiator with bent fins (from the plate mount) and other stuff isn't the greatest look. I plan to put on a guard to cover it some day.
 
SeaSlugs said:
here ya go - looks like they stopped in 1918. Im honestly suprised IL would do this and not a state that melts your face like arizona or texas or new mexico
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Those are pretty cool, first time I've seen anything like that.
Thank you for sharing
 
Heres a question: Why do teens/20/30's plates always seem to have the 4 "nail holes" in the corners? This is true for multiple states ive seen. Are they just alignment holes for the number stamping process?
 
SeaSlugs said:
Heres a question: Why do teens/20/30's plates always seem to have the 4 "nail holes" in the corners? This is true for multiple states ive seen. Are they just alignment holes for the number stamping process?
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They made good mouse hole patches for granaries and barns.
 
Years ago, while attending a seminar lead by one of the most respected and successful men in this particular industry, he casually said, two of the most important words a man can say is "Yes dear."
 
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