Re: What can be done to restore your patent plate?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/10/23 10:19:28

There are many vendors for the patent plate reproductions, for all I know they all originate with the same source.

I forget what year your vehicle was, but if it's an early 22nd series there was a transition that occurred about late December 1947 or early 1948; the earlier style plate had spaces for the selling dealer and date of delivery, the later style substituted spaces for paint and trim codes.

And yes, you're correct about the Briggs versus VNs, the finished cars weren't necessarily assembled in the same order that Briggs built the bodies. Pre-1951 it's actually a bit rare that they do match.