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GAR64 · 03-01-2016, 07:13 PM

What is the proper location for the front license plate on a 29 sedan?

John Stone · 03-01-2016, 07:20 PM

Mounted on the head light bar in the middle.

CarlG · 03-01-2016, 07:24 PM

Centered on the headlight bar

(John types faster than I do!)

C26Pinelake · 03-01-2016, 07:34 PM

I realize it is middle ( common sense ) but I put my vintage plate beside it. Wayne

KGBnut · 03-01-2016, 08:50 PM

Pop always told me to off-set it. Wind will eventually angle it in, and if it is centered it will contact and start to bugger the fins in the radiator.

He always put it to one side so that if it got pushed in it would stop when it contacted the radiator shell and not touch those fins.

Ken

DougVieyra · 03-01-2016, 09:04 PM

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Don Turley · 03-01-2016, 09:28 PM

From the beginning of production until May 1929, the license plate was hung below the headlamp bar. From June 1929 through the end of production, the top holes in the license plate and the bolts for the clamps on the headlamp bar are above the bar. There is an illustration on page 18-3 of the "Restoration Guidelines".

Fred S · 03-01-2016, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KGBnut

Pop always told me to off-set it. Wind will eventually angle it in, and if it is centered it will contact and start to bugger the fins in the radiator.

He always put it to one side so that if it got pushed in it would stop when it contacted the radiator shell and not touch those fins.

Ken

I glued pieces of an old inner tube to the inside of the tag clamps. The rubber provides a good grip, and my tag stays straight.

SeaSlugs · 03-01-2016, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KGBnut

Pop always told me to off-set it. Wind will eventually angle it in, and if it is centered it will contact and start to bugger the fins in the radiator.

He always put it to one side so that if it got pushed in it would stop when it contacted the radiator shell and not touch those fins.

Ken

wondered that...

Tom Wesenberg · 03-01-2016, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KGBnut

Pop always told me to off-set it. Wind will eventually angle it in, and if it is centered it will contact and start to bugger the fins in the radiator.

He always put it to one side so that if it got pushed in it would stop when it contacted the radiator shell and not touch those fins.

Ken

Common sense would say that's so, but for some reason my 28 Phaeton works it's way forward as I drive.

KGBnut · 03-02-2016, 05:06 PM

Great picture, SeaSlug! I think that one could use a little elbow grease.

Ken

2manycars · 03-02-2016, 06:23 PM

The 28 cars and early 29 cars had this type of license plate clamp, and the place hung below the headlamp bar. In 40 years of driving this car I have never had the plate move towards the radiator, and I have driven it over 60 mph.

marty in Ohio · 03-02-2016, 07:06 PM

I don't have a front plate. A few years ago Ohio changed and said that if you have a YOM plate you only need to display it on the rear.
Marty

Mikeinnj · 03-02-2016, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KGBnut

Pop always told me to off-set it. Wind will eventually angle it in, and if it is centered it will contact and start to bugger the fins in the radiator.

He always put it to one side so that if it got pushed in it would stop when it contacted the radiator shell and not touch those fins.

Ken

Ford Motor Company placed the mounting holes and clips in the center of the head light bar. Others thought they had a "better idea" than those engineers and placed it elsewhere.

updraught · 03-02-2016, 08:47 PM

"... for some reason my 28 Phaeton works it's way forward as I drive."

If you do a lot of water crossings here, the thing sticks out (forward, from the water turbulence?) and then breaks off. Someone decided to make a general purpose replacement.

number plate 4.jpg

03-01-2016, 07:13 PM	#1
GAR64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 208	Quick question What is the proper location for the front license plate on a 29 sedan?

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John Stone Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 710	Re: Quick question Mounted on the head light bar in the middle.

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CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Quick question Centered on the headlight bar (John types faster than I do!) __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

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C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Quick question I realize it is middle ( common sense ) but I put my vintage plate beside it. Wayne

03-01-2016, 08:50 PM	#5
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Quick question Pop always told me to off-set it. Wind will eventually angle it in, and if it is centered it will contact and start to bugger the fins in the radiator. He always put it to one side so that if it got pushed in it would stop when it contacted the radiator shell and not touch those fins. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

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DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: Quick question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) What do the MAFCA RESTORATION GUIDELINES say ? Did you look there yet" The 'Guidelines' will tell you how they came from both the Ford Factory and the Ford Dealer, when the car was new.

03-01-2016, 09:28 PM	#7
Don Turley Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: GA 30809 Posts: 629	Re: Quick question From the beginning of production until May 1929, the license plate was hung below the headlamp bar. From June 1929 through the end of production, the top holes in the license plate and the bolts for the clamps on the headlamp bar are above the bar. There is an illustration on page 18-3 of the "Restoration Guidelines". Last edited by Don Turley; 03-01-2016 at 09:34 PM.

03-02-2016, 05:06 PM	#11
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Quick question Great picture, SeaSlug! I think that one could use a little elbow grease. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

03-02-2016, 07:06 PM	#13
marty in Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Elyria, Ohio Posts: 756	Re: Quick question I don't have a front plate. A few years ago Ohio changed and said that if you have a YOM plate you only need to display it on the rear. Marty

03-02-2016, 08:47 PM	#15
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,970	Re: Quick question "... for some reason my 28 Phaeton works it's way forward as I drive." If you do a lot of water crossings here, the thing sticks out (forward, from the water turbulence?) and then breaks off. Someone decided to make a general purpose replacement. number plate 4.jpg