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d.j. moordigian · 01-30-2012, 12:36 PM

This was on ebay, is this an original Plate? It looks like it has a different
finish, how do you tell?

Vintage original Ford automobile data plate door hood engine tag emblem

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 01-30-2012, 01:07 PM

It appears it was/is the "real deal" however a visual might need to be confirmed. Vince Falter researched this several years ago and it is all about the numbers.

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CarlG · 01-30-2012, 01:10 PM

Somebody thought it was an original plate -- paid a hundred bucks for it!

Marco Tahtaras · 01-30-2012, 04:17 PM

I don't see how it can be the real deal. It must be aluminum. If it were zinc it would be gray after all these years. Now I certainly can't say they all looked alike but compare it to mine below. Sorry for the crappy pic.

Marco Tahtaras · 01-30-2012, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fordgarage

Based on the original drawings I've examined, the later plates were in fact aluminum, not zinc. This is also evident when you find originals that are missing all the lettering but look like a smooth aluminum plate. The zinc plates often completely corrode away.

What is "later"?

d.j. moordigian · 01-30-2012, 04:28 PM

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Thanks Marco!

The font is different !

RonC · 01-30-2012, 04:45 PM

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Ford-Model-Pa...-/290601182473

peters180a/170b · 01-30-2012, 04:48 PM

someone paid for a early [RICK'S] Repro. L.O.L.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 01-30-2012, 05:32 PM

Well there you go. I had been using Vince's info (http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/patentplates.htm) as my search method not realizing there was font differences too. Good to know!!

b ramsey · 01-31-2012, 09:24 PM

the one on my '30 is definately aluminum. cant read a thing on it either.

d.j. moordigian · 02-01-2012, 11:30 AM

Checked my tag last night, it's....Zink..8-28

b ramsey,
The tag on your car, is the font the same as Marcos?

Vince,
Any more information?

01-30-2012, 12:36 PM	#1
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Patent plate...original ? This was on ebay, is this an original Plate? It looks like it has a different finish, how do you tell? Vintage original Ford automobile data plate door hood engine tag emblem

01-30-2012, 01:07 PM	#2
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,971	Re: Patent plate...original ? It appears it was/is the "real deal" however a visual might need to be confirmed. Vince Falter researched this several years ago and it is all about the numbers. . __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

01-30-2012, 01:10 PM	#3
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,192	Re: Patent plate...original ? Somebody thought it was an original plate -- paid a hundred bucks for it!

01-30-2012, 04:17 PM	#4
Marco Tahtaras Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,099	Re: Patent plate...original ? I don't see how it can be the real deal. It must be aluminum. If it were zinc it would be gray after all these years. Now I certainly can't say they all looked alike but compare it to mine below. Sorry for the crappy pic. __________________ http://www.abarnyard.com/

01-30-2012, 04:28 PM	#6
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Re: Patent plate...original ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks Marco! The font is different !

01-30-2012, 04:45 PM	#7
RonC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,868	Re: Patent plate...original ? http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Ford-Model-Pa...-/290601182473

01-30-2012, 04:48 PM	#8
peters180a/170b Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Putnam Valley N.Y. Posts: 2,151	Re: Patent plate...original ? someone paid for a early [RICK'S] Repro. L.O.L.

01-30-2012, 05:32 PM	#9
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,971	Re: Patent plate...original ? Well there you go. I had been using Vince's info (http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/patentplates.htm) as my search method not realizing there was font differences too. Good to know!! __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

01-31-2012, 09:24 PM	#10
b ramsey Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ramona, ca. Posts: 58	Re: Patent plate...original ? the one on my '30 is definately aluminum. cant read a thing on it either.

02-01-2012, 11:30 AM	#11
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Re: Patent plate...original ? Checked my tag last night, it's....Zink..8-28 b ramsey, The tag on your car, is the font the same as Marcos? Vince, Any more information?