I was thinking of something more along the line of a square or rectangular rubber block instead of grommets. Something that would be thick enough to account for the peak when the back is ground to fit the taper.Perhaps something like a black rubber shoe heel from a shoe repair shop?


Jim
Norfolk, VA

"MABLE"
1956 Thunderbird Green / Brown Interior (ZE-XG)

"MEAN GREEN"
1956 Mainline (FG-BE)

I tried a few grommets but none were big enough. I also tried making my own bracket but it didn't come out that good. It did the job but the back side could be seen in the reflection in the bumper and it looked terrible. Maybe if I saw an example of one, I might have come up with something better. The difficulty if the center of the bumper has a "peak" and the surface slopes back.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

You gave me a good idea. I have a couple of rubber grommets and I can easily bevel them with my bench grinder.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

Well, ya got me to diggin' around.
I have not any hassles with not having front plates but it was something that I could get hit on and have wondered about.
I was looking at the '49-'59 Text and Illustrated Parts Catalog.
There is a bracket for '49 then it skips the '50-'56 bumpers with the long slots. It then picks up at '57. It appears there is not a bracket for '50-'56. There is one for the '55-6 Tbirds listed but of course it is completely different and easily procured from vendors.($15.00)
My solution would probably be to bevel a couple of holed rubber spacers or blocks to fit the curve and maybe fab a small bracket to go between them to give some rigidity to the plate or plate frame if used.
HTH


Jim
Norfolk, VA

"MABLE"
1956 Thunderbird Green / Brown Interior (ZE-XG)

"MEAN GREEN"
1956 Mainline (FG-BE)

I've seen that bracket but I think it's for a Chevy and not Ford.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

Maybe??From this site I got the number below:

Jim
Norfolk, VA

"MABLE"
1956 Thunderbird Green / Brown Interior (ZE-XG)

"MEAN GREEN"
1956 Mainline (FG-BE)

Here is a link to a copy of the accessories booklet,


South Australia

No, I'm not really interested in a 59 bracket with the plate frame. I'm interested in any photos of the bracket for a 55/56 if someone has one.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

That piece 20308-s is an optional part that is included in the full kit part #17998. The small kit includes only the bracket 17736 that bolts between the two bolts to hold the licence plate flat. The full plate support is very pricey if you can find one. I have seen them sell om ebay for $300-$400 .marv

Thanks Marv. I found that there's another part that attaches to it and the license plate attaches to it. This combination will not quite work right on a 55-56 front bumper.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles