Rootes Dealer license Frame

Thanks Lee. I've got phone numbers to two of the previous owners of my car. Guess I'll see what I can find?
 
Really funny Warren et all beat me up over the spelling but I could not change it. I think Rick saved the day because I couldnt figure it out. Thanks mystery person and easier that hitting spell check.........Lee
 
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As a result of this thread and the consensus that a California Sports Cars license plate frame should have red lettering, I have painted mine. Also I found a couple of cast frames from back in the day for a Long Beach, CA dealer. Not a Tiger dealer as far as I know, but they might do for someone until a correct one shows up. Available to anyone for shipping costs.

And the winner is George from Long Beach!
 
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I ended up with the earlier style wider frame era early 60's seen attached. I am leaving them untouched like they came. My car already looks beat so the frame matches the car. Since I am trying to make this tread informative I will add some important things if you want an original Tiger dealer frame or one to match the dealer where your car was purchased. There are different styles for dealers. If they owned the dealership for many years (common in the 60s) they added different makes of cars and often changed the color or style of the frames. The thicker frames like the one I have are older and were more expensive to mfg.

Dealers cheapen out over time with less detail; finally to plastic. Good rule of thumb is almost everyone will not appreciate a cool vintage frame and most also won't get it that you have the correct frame for your car. To me, it is just a cool factor thing for an old beater car like mine. You need to make sure they are in good condition because you cannot just send them to a chrome shop. They are pot metal and can't hold up to restoration. So for those of you that want one on your show car you will need to use a method to simulate chrome. Good luck on your search. Ebay is a good source but too expensive. There are many dealers that go to car swap meets and nothing is more fun that to find a cool one for five bucks at the car swap meet. Lee
 
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I am headed to the British car meet up this way next month and the license plate guy usually shows up--I will look for any British frames he has.
 
I like having a classic frame from a dealership in my area for my older cars. They're hard to find for the Spokane area though. I had a really nice Buchanan Chevrolet of Spokane frame on my old Corvair before I sold it, and planned on putting it on my Corvette, but someone wanted it more than I did (and I REALLY wanted it) and it was stolen. After reading this thread, I jumped on eBay just to see what I could find, and stumbled across a decent shape frame from McCollum Ford Ranch of Dishman, Wa (suburb of Spokane just 3 miles from where I grew up) which was back in the late 60's, the prominent Shelby dealer for Eastern Washington. Many rare Shelby's were sold there that are still survivors, and Bruce Willis even owns a GT500 from that lot. Sweet! I never knew that until I found that frame. Don't know what I'm going to put it on, but I couldn't pass it up, haha. Like it was said in another comment, most people don't catch that you have a correct plate frame on your car, but when they do, those are the people that truly understand the finest details can make a car that much cooler. I think I'll just get one from one of the listed dealers for my Alpine, since I'm not able to find where it was bought new. Sorry, kind of un-related, but just thought it was neat :D

-Kyle
 
For future reference use allen head screws to hold on your frame--makes it a little harder to steal.
 
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