What does the original license plate surround look like? The vendors sell them with the script "Thunderbird" on the bottom. Is this stock?
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My rear frame is scriptless. The front frame looks the same except it does not have a bottom. I don't know if someone cut the bottom off or if it came that way.1960 HT
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I doubt there was a "stock" frame, but I use a simple frame to dress it up a little.Attached FilesComment
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I don't believe there ever were Ford license plate frames. Most of the older ones I've seen were installed by dealers and had their names on them.John Pizzi - Squarebirds Administrator
Thunderbird Registry #36223
jopizz@squarebirds.org 856-779-9695
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There were a couple of options for license plates - one was a true frame that covered the perimeter of the plate, the other was a chromed, stamped backing that surrounded the edge of the plate. These are shown in VTCI's 1958-60 Original Factory Specifications manual in the Accessories section. None had any ornamentation like what's offered by T-bird vendors today.Alan H. Tast AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Technical Director/Past President, Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"Comment
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Turns out that Autozone carries a line of license plate surrounds and has one that is very close to the originals showed in the OFS (as far as I can tell from the pictures).Comment
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Does anyone know the story on these? they were on the car when I bought it. A non Ford item? The bottom of the front frame seems to have been cut off. The ribbing on the top is the same on both though not visible in the lower photo. There is no ribbing on the bottom of the frame.1960 HT
Thunderbird Registry #35780Comment
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I just got this frame. its for cali YOM plates,where you need to have current tags even for old plates
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