Have any of you had to lower your rear bumper to make you plate viewable? If I put the plate on the left side off the rear tail light, the bumper blocks it from view.

 

me too. far as I can tell everything is where it belongs. P.O. was a retired cop so I just left it where he had it for 30 years.

 

Same as mine- I was thinking the same thing- I wonder if plate sizes have changed over the years

 

By the 40s, license plates were fairly standardized to about today's dimensions. Not sure if the rear bumper being an option played into the configuration of the tail light / license plate bracket.

 

I can't see any good place but this is what I finally came up with. Maybe we could cut a section out of the bumper and refinish the cut and rechrome it.

 

I noticed a copy of a service bulletin pertaining to license bracket location in the Mid Fifty F100 catalog on page 59.

 

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No problems yet.

 

I read someplace that the size of License Plates became standard in 1955 for the 1956 year. My 49 YOM plate is alot larger

 

Moe, I'm certain that the plates varied by state. I have a '46-49 WI plate that has the same dimensions as the current versions. There appeared to be some standard for the mounting hole locations on the plate itself.

 

Your bumper is lowered. I guess I can lower my bumper, but than you have that gap between the bed and the bumper.



With the bracket

 

I've seen some guys flip the bracket so the plate is above the taillight. It places it up way to high in my opinion though.

 

I attempted to do that, but there is not enough clearance with the bed side. I'll just leave it alone, or put the plate where it is now. I was just hoping to put it where it belongs. I'm convinced the only way to do it, is by lowering the bumper.

 

Lots of discussion here:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...-location.html

and here

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...-and-cops.html

 

Hmmm, I did a search and didn't find anything related to this.

Thanks,

 

A nationwide agreement for a standard plate size 6" x 12" by '57 was adopted . Prior to'56 yr. many states had different sizes .Some early plates were alum.or zinc plate base.The '52 Wis. truck plate on the front of the 1ST-RIDE is 6 1/4 " x 13 3/4 " Have a '51 Wis . truck plate the is the same size . Search the ALPCA = Automobile License Plate Collectors Association for more info regarding your specific state .