[TR] License Plate Brackets for TR3s?

[Don Hiscock]

My TR3B (TSF202L) had an odd bracket mounted to the spare tire cover when I
got it in 1981.  A piece of stamped steel shaped sort of like a channel
with a flattened section in the middle.  The two bolts holding it to the
panel are closer spaced than license plate holes, and it has two slotted
holes spaced farther apart that do match up to the plate.

Here's an image:
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-RbBVvNr/0/XL/i-RbBVvNr-XL.jpg

I haven't seen another one quite like this.  There's probably a reason for
that -- it really doesn't work that well.  Awkward to mount plates onto it.
 As TSF202L comes back on the road over the next month I'm considering
options for mounting the plate to the rear.  One of the best suggestions so
far (thanks, Tom) is to drill four holes in the panel, insert rubber
grommets, and bolt the plate directly.

Any other good ideas?  Anyone else see that goofy bracket before?

Don
Saint Louis