Rear license plate holder, 1955 and 1956

Posted by Victor On 2010/11/9 14:16:31

Hi:

My car had no license plate in the rear when I got it and only, inside the trunk, the 90 degree metal bracket that bolts on top of the rear bumper. I got another one, theoretically complete, to substitute it with, and it came with an interesting part, that apparently goes under the bumper. Question here is, this part has two holes on one side, same as the ones in the 90 degree bracket, but is made of thick plate and has two other holes on the other side. I cannot figure out what these two holes are meant for? Any ideas?

While at it, my car also shows a couple of rather large holes below where the license plate goes, and almost at the most outer part of the bumper, at the 'crest' if I could call it that way. Any ideas of what these were for?

The first pic shows the upper two holes for the license plate 90 degree holder, and the two additional holes I am refering to.

The following two pics are the metal part and how I assume it goes (on my earlier bracket)

The last pic is the license plate holder already painted and in place, though I haven't installed the thick plate under the bumper yet till I find out if it goes there or not.

I am sure the metal plate which I am asking in the first question has nothing to do with the larger holes of the second one, as I got the license plate holder from another car.

Thanks,
Victor

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