Thomba48 Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Definitely a luxury subject but then :-) My car comes without a licences plate in the front. Which I will need to change. Now instead of drilling two holes in my really "beautiful bumper" I was wondering if there did exist a kind of mopar license plate bracket for the front? I am looking forward to your inspirations. Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 There wer clamp on brackets that would mount or bolt onto the bumper brackets. i have one on my 39 Desoto. There are after market brackets. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Here is the one that was on my 48 coupe when I bought it. I have no idea if it is original or aftermarket,but it fits the bumper perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 minute ago, knuckleharley said: Here is the one that was on my 48 coupe when I bought it. I have no idea if it is original or aftermarket,but it fits the bumper perfectly. Perfeccct. Exactly what I need :-) I shall hunt around. Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Has anyone got a spare one he wants to sell :-) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDoctor Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Our ’46 Plymouth had no provisions for a front tag, either. In the state we live, there isn’t a front tag, so no problem. However, we had an old plate (a 1946 plate in good condition) from our home state, so I used a tag bracket from something (I don’t know what it came off of . . .), and made a bracket to mount it on the splash pan behind the bumper, in front of the grill on the passenger side. Certainly not original, but it looks almost original. Who knows, someone probably did something similar back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekbender Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Thomba48 said: Has anyone got a spare one he wants to sell :-) thanks Found this at last fall's Pumpkin Run Nats. Seems to be a near relative to the one on knuckleharley's '48. I paid $25.00 for it - yours for $25.00 and postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I'm intetested in purchasing a frame my license plate. Does not have to be vintage, but at least say "1953 Chrysler" on it. Anyone know where to buy one? Searched ebay. No luck. Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 What about the rear license bracket for a 1949? How does it look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Thomba48 said: What about the rear license bracket for a 1949? How does it look like? Early or late 49? The early 49's looked just like the 48's. The late 49 Plymouths had those really pretty ribbed bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Late - a P18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 S 8 minutes ago, Thomba48 said: Late - a P18. Since you are in Germany,won't you need one of those license plate brackets for a really long,by US standards,license plate? If so,and you don't want to drill holes in your bumper,your only option seems to be to use scrap steel to make one. To avoid drilling a hole in your bumper you can either make a bracket that bolts to the gravel shield between the bumper and the fenders/grille,or make one from flat stock with a square hole to bolt to the bumper using a bumper bolt,and then have two "legs" long enough to bend a "L" on the bottom of each so the bottom flat part goes under the bumper and keeps it from rotating. I'm guessing the chances of you finding a factory front license plate holder made to fit German license plates are going to be pretty slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Hi. Thank you very much for your thoughts. The above bracket actually would work - after all the license plate only needs to be fixed with two nuts. There is no law indicating if those fixing points are entirely positioned towards the end of the plate or towards middle. So that should actually work. Why I do not think the above is really working for me is that I do have those ripped bumpers. So probably also the bracket might need to replicate those curves. So I believe. But than it probably would work - the more I think about it :-) Below have a look at the ripped bumber. What easy option there might be is the following set-up:http://www.ebay.de/itm/1940-50s-CHEVY-FORD-MOPAR-GM-RAYLINE-LICENSE-PLATE-BRACKET-NOS-GREAT-DISPLAY/332081955620?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Edited July 14, 2017 by Thomba48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 12 hours ago, keithb7 said: I'm intetested in purchasing a frame my license plate. Does not have to be vintage, but at least say "1953 Chrysler" on it. Anyone know where to buy one? Searched ebay. No luck. Thx. There are companies all over the web that make custom frames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Neither the p15s or the p18s have the rear mounted to the bumper. They go on the trunk lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 58 minutes ago, Thomba48 said: Hi. Thank you very much for your thoughts. The above bracket actually would work - after all the license plate only needs to be fixed with two nuts. There is no law indicating if those fixing points are entirely positioned towards the end of the plate or towards middle. So that should actually work. Why I do not think the above is really working for me is that I do have those ripped bumpers. So probably also the bracket might need to replicate those curves. So I believe. But than it probably would work - the more I think about it :-) Below have a look at the ripped bumber. What easy option there might be is the following set-up:http://www.ebay.de/itm/1940-50s-CHEVY-FORD-MOPAR-GM-RAYLINE-LICENSE-PLATE-BRACKET-NOS-GREAT-DISPLAY/332081955620?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Nice 49. You are hunting for a similar bracket but it is designed to go with those unique bumpers. I'm sure it's a 1949 only part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Yes - when it comes to the rear plate than they go to the trunk lid - but even here a bracket might be needed. Only the front plate goes towards the bumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, Thomba48 said: Yes - when it comes to the rear plate than they go to the trunk lid - but even here a bracket might be needed. Only the front plate goes towards the bumper There should be a factory bracket that goes on the trunk. I will see if I still have a picture of the 49 front mount that I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekbender Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Thomba48 said: Hi. Thank you very much for your thoughts. The above bracket actually would work - after all the license plate only needs to be fixed with two nuts. There is no law indicating if those fixing points are entirely positioned towards the end of the plate or towards middle. So that should actually work. Why I do not think the above is really working for me is that I do have those ripped bumpers. So probably also the bracket might need to replicate those curves. So I believe. But than it probably would work - the more I think about it :-) Below have a look at the ripped bumber. What easy option there might be is the following set-up:http://www.ebay.de/itm/1940-50s-CHEVY-FORD-MOPAR-GM-RAYLINE-LICENSE-PLATE-BRACKET-NOS-GREAT-DISPLAY/332081955620?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Beautiful car, great color and thanks for the mesage. This is the front bracket on my P18. I don't know if it is correct or not. It kind of fits the ripple bumper and seems to put the plate in the right position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomba48 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, rekbender said: Beautiful car, great color and thanks for the mesage. This is the front bracket on my P18. I don't know if it is correct or not. It kind of fits the ripple bumper and seems to put the plate in the right position. Great - I'll take it :-))))) Just joking obviously. Great car also - and yes this bracket certainly makes sense. I have approached a few junkyards. Maybe they can help :-) Edited July 14, 2017 by Thomba48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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