Thread: Mounting Rear License Plate

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The 32 5 window I bought does not have a license plate place on the rear. I want to mount it on the rear deck, under the drunk lid lip in the center of the car.

Do I just buy a license plate frame and drill 4 holes in the deck and mount it up? The car is fiberglass so I was not sure if it is just that simple.

Thanks,

Most street rod suppliers (So-Cal Speed Shop, Bob Drake etc.) carry License plate lights, some have integral license plate mounts. These are very easy to mount and will keep your car legal, as all states require a license plate light.

Mick

Do you have a spreader bar/'32 gas tank arrangement? Then look at these from Speedway. P/N 92539902-POL

So I DO just drill through the rear panel to mount it?

IC2- I did see those holders from Speedway, but my gas tank is only about the width of a toothpick, off my spreader bar.......Speedway told me their brackets are about 3/8 of an inch thick so the license plate holder would not fit. I must have an extra thick rear spreader bar at 2"..........

Originally Posted by bucs012

So I DO just drill through the rear panel to mount it?

IC2- I did see those holders from Speedway, but my gas tank is only about the width of a toothpick, off my spreader bar.......Speedway told me their brackets are about 3/8 of an inch thick so the license plate holder would not fit. I must have an extra thick rear spreader bar at 2"..........

In that case, get some nutserts like these from McMaster Carr(page 3213), install them in some holes you drill in your speader bar, buy the Speedway version, discard the back side, drill and countersink some holes on the plate side, and screw into place with a couple of flathead machine screws or make up some brackets out of aluminum plate stock. No big deal

These are the before and after drawings of the nutserts.

(Oh, rear spreader bars for '32 Fords are normally 2" diameter)

Bucs, please don’t take offense to this, but don’t take the easy way out here. Use some imagination and ingenuity and come up with a slick way to mount the license plate. Don’t just drill 4 holes in the rear of the body and slap a frame around the plate then attach it with 4 bolts, it will look cheesy and cheap. Get some mounting ideas from the guys here or by looking at as many cars online as you can, you’ll come up with a better idea. JMO

Mike

How about one of these 2 ideas?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Retra...spagenameZWDVW

http://www.clparts.com/clshop/store....ense-plate-kit

Originally Posted by Pat Monaco

How about one of these 2 ideas?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Retra...spagenameZWDVW

http://www.clparts.com/clshop/store....ense-plate-kit

Pat, I think retractable license plates are illegal in some areas. Not that this would stop me if I wanted one, but I just thought I'd mention it..... Bill

Bill...I think you're right! I never thought of that. I've seen the electric one on a few cars here in NY. However, the one on the vette looked like a pretty cool idea. I think that's something that you might be able to make on your own with a couple of slotted pieces of aluminum angle stock.

Good Luck Bud!

Pat

I did a search on various car sites and it looks like most 32's are putting the license plate on the rear panel under the trunk lid with a license plate frame.

Bucs, here is a simple license plate installation on a front speader bar, I'm sure you could do something similar on your rear bar. This owner has also used the speader bar as a trans cooler. 3 functions for 1 piece, 1-spreader bar, 2-license plate mount, 3-trans cooloer, nice set-up.

Mike

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