Licence plate mounting M38 CDN

[charlie fitton]

Anyone out there have a source for:

The hinge that holds on the front plate, and

The light that illuminates the rear plate?

New or used ... just tinkering.

thx

[Jon Skagfeld]

Charlie: My M38A1CDN3 has its CFR plates mounted as follows:

Front...bolted through drilled holes in the fender, LHS, looking it from front.

Rear...similarly bolted to LHS of bumperette.

AFAIK, config is original. Perhaps CDN2/3 plate mountings were different than M38s?

HTH.

Regards

[Frank v R]

Hi Charlie, as follows:
52' M-38 Cdn, 53' M-38A1 Cdn piano hinge centre front bumper also 2 plate set-up both bolted to bumper, rear driver's side upper rear panel, same bracket used on front of all M-series 2 1/2 ton GMC Cdn,

67' & 70' M-38A1 Cdn , front bolted to bumper, mounted on upper portion of grille, also hinge used off of bottom of front bumper, rear bracket welded to bottom of jerry can bracket from the factory , NO rear light on any of these during DND service,

[Wayne Hingley]

Frank's description is accurate. My M38A1 (1953) has piano hinge mount under the center of the front bumper, and a rear license plate bracket as pictured below. There may have been other variations, but I have also seen this bracket on M38's. The one in the photo is not the original from my jeep, but it is a very close copy that I have recently found. My understanding is these brackets were common to many civilian Ford vehicles of the era.

[charlie fitton]

The rear mount being a common ford part makes sense. I have a pre-war catalogue with something similar in it.

likewise the brake setup is similar for the 40 - 46 truck brake, with 4 adjustment points.

[charlie fitton]

...regardless - I'm looking for the hinge, and the light...