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The frame looks nice. Is the text "Packard" milled in with a CNC program? If so you might be able to make "Earl C. Anthony Packard" frames, or "Noll motors" or other West coast dealership names, or just about any dealer name.
Yes, the name is milled with the CNC mill. Anything can be substituted there or it could be just left blank. My opinion about putting Earl C. Anthony on the frame is that it would really not be original.
To answer some other questions. Yes I am only familiar with the rules for YOM plates in California. Here in Calif, even up to 1969, the stickers are not to be affixed to the plate itself. The year sticker on the plate has to match the year of the car. This is somewhat of a problem due to the fact that there are no new stickers out there. The year stickers have to be removed from discarded plates and re-gummed. The current month and year stickers can not be stuck to the plates.
As far as the size of the frame: They can be made in any size you need. After 1962 all plates were the same size. That made the car manufacturers happy. They could now create the recess, or what ever, that would work in all the states.
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For earlier years, Packard offered a multi-piece, chrome-plated frame made of formed sheet metal (tubular in cross-section); IIRC, it was spring-loaded and self-sizing.
These are not intended as just a generic frame. Of corse many plain frames are available. These are only a way to some what hide the stickers that you can not stick on the plate.
As far as them looking funny on the front: They are intended for the rear plate where you would need month and year stickers. The dimensions are copied from an old dealer frame. At first glance they look like any dealer frame. That's what's nice. You don't see the metal tags sticking up above the plate and interfering with the trunk lid.
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