Jay,
On my Series 1 Alpine, I installed a British plate below the bumper on the
original flip-down plate holder. Looks good and original, although without
the proper number and letter combination for that year and area. On the
rear, I have the antique plate mounted on the trunk (or is it boot?) with a
chrome license plate holder. The shiny chrome I think separates the tail
fins nicely.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com>
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:23 AM
Subject: On plates and bumpers
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>Any opinions on where to put the rear license plate and whether or not to
>put the upright bumpers on?
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>I've been looking at all sorts of pictures trying to decide. Right now, I
>sort of feel like the rear plate looks like it "belongs" on the trunk
>instead of below the bumper. And, a long narrow English plate looks much
>better yet. With a plate below the bumper though, it seems the shape of
>the trunk is not interrupted. On the other hand, the plate on the trunk
>seems to tie in to the fins better.
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>As to the bumpers, the earlier chrome ones have a neat shape, much like
>other classic cars. But, they don't seem to work on the Alpine like they
>work on the Aston Martin. The later ones with the rubber parts seem to
>match the shape of the car much better, especially the rear with the fins.
>I know that the original prototype model from the designer had no upright
>bumpers. And I've seen plenty of cars that way. But, something doesn't
>seem quite right - just too much chrome or something.
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>Any thoughts? Remember these are all my opinions - and I'm torn which way
>to go. I'm not looking for "make it original" thoughts, but more aesthetic
>thoughts - even though beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I should
>simply decide for myself!
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>Jay
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