What are these brackets for?
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- Lee Craner
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What are these brackets for?
Can anyone tell me what is supposed to attach to these two chrome brackets in back of the front grill?
Lee
1965 Red Thunderbird Convertible
1973 Intermeccanica Squire SS-100
1956 Continental Mark II
1965 Red Thunderbird Convertible
1973 Intermeccanica Squire SS-100
1956 Continental Mark II
Re: What are these brackets for?
Based on year, and grille assembly, application 64 vs 65, and front grille, they are for Grille mounting.
Not sure but looks like a 65 grille on a 64 upper bumper bar.
Is it possible a new upper bumper bar (rechrome exchange) was installed on car in past life?
Wally
Not sure but looks like a 65 grille on a 64 upper bumper bar.
Is it possible a new upper bumper bar (rechrome exchange) was installed on car in past life?
Wally
CDN Member since 1975 #2086
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
Re: What are these brackets for?
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Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
- Lee Craner
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Re: What are these brackets for?
Sorry, Raven, I should have indicated the vehicle is a '65. I am at least the fourth owner, so I can't say what has been replaced on the front end in the past. I wasn't aware of any differences in the 64 vs 65 front chrome.
Lee
1965 Red Thunderbird Convertible
1973 Intermeccanica Squire SS-100
1956 Continental Mark II
1965 Red Thunderbird Convertible
1973 Intermeccanica Squire SS-100
1956 Continental Mark II
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Re: What are these brackets for?
Sorry no. They are front grille mounting brackets.
CDN Member since 1975 #2086
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
- Lee Craner
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Re: What are these brackets for?
Does anyone have a picture of how these brackets attach to the body, etc.?
Lee
1965 Red Thunderbird Convertible
1973 Intermeccanica Squire SS-100
1956 Continental Mark II
1965 Red Thunderbird Convertible
1973 Intermeccanica Squire SS-100
1956 Continental Mark II
Re: What are these brackets for?
The brackets are part of the 64 front bumper and are placed on to the bumper so that the mounting tabs on the 64 grill line up with them. On the 65 the grill was revised and these brackets where deleted from the 65 model year bumpers, lots of the 65 models no longer have the bumpers that they where built with and may have been replaced with 64 bumpers from the exchange progams that where available in the day.
Jim Mills
VTCI # 8071
VTCI 1964-66 Technical Editor
2002 Thunderbird
1965 Convertible
1962 Convertible (in progress)
1959 Ford Retractable HT
Many parts cars
VTCI # 8071
VTCI 1964-66 Technical Editor
2002 Thunderbird
1965 Convertible
1962 Convertible (in progress)
1959 Ford Retractable HT
Many parts cars
Re: What are these brackets for?
The grille brackets are part of the Upper Impact bar bumper assembly and do not mount to the body in any way. If you check your shop manual under Group 17 Body, Doors, Windows. Then check the Front bumper section you will see in a rough explanation of their use.
In the photo you are seeing the bracket tab that the grille bolts to in the case of 64, but not used in a 65 application. The grille had fewer mounting points in 65 so the centre bumper tabs were not used.
In the photo you are seeing the bracket tab that the grille bolts to in the case of 64, but not used in a 65 application. The grille had fewer mounting points in 65 so the centre bumper tabs were not used.
CDN Member since 1975 #2086
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible
Flock: 1964 Landau Original Family Owned
1964 Sr Convertible "RAVEN"
Past: 2003 Blk Lab "RAVEN" "RIP"Nov 15/17
1964 Lincoln vin4Y86N00007
1964 Red Convertible