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Re: [T3] License Plate Bracket


=> I have a 64 notchback and I'am in need of a license
=> plate bracket for the rear of the car.

The holes you have on the '64 are for the German-spec bracket, which is
wider than US-spec and set along the center of the plate rather than the
top. I've had to deal with this on my 343 and my old BMW. To get the plate
to the right height you'll have to make or get an adapter.

I had the German bracket for the 343, so I just made an adapter for that
from flat sheet metal, punching 4 holes to match the bracket and the top of
my plate. I bolted the bracket and adapter together to the car, and the
plate to the adapter. The German bracket sticks out from the behind the
plate a little, but I don't mind.

To do this without the original bracket you'll need the same sort of flat
adapter plus some wide, preferably rubber spacers about 3/8" thick between
the adapter and the body to keep the plate from rattling against your
finish.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 Big Ghia


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