Front Licence plate Mounting position

In South Africa, we have to have plates on the front and the back, does anyone have any ideas for plate mounting, it would seem a shame to mount it on a nice blank replacement bumper over the bumper trim......

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m29/flatfourfan/Porsche%20Speedster/Gary010.jpg

In Hawaii we have to have Plates on the front and rear. I mounted my front license plate using a early VW Van License Plate Holder. I had to drill 2 Holes in my front bumper.

Aloha, Kawika

Thanks david, I guess that the bumper is my only option. I had someone send me a picture of the licence plate attached around the buldge of the nose which didn't look good at all. At least our licence plate is narrow, but long....

Thanks again.

If you have the often optional horizontal bar attached to your over-riders there are clamps that go around it for mounting the license plate. I've also seen badge bars (popular on old English sports cars that could be used too). Mine has 2 holes drilled thru the front bumper trim - I had thought of bending a piece of aluminum plate and attaching it to bottom of front bumper where it wouldn't be visible as an option.

The nicest solution I have seen (no photo) was a totally separate bracket that held the license plate. An arm came down from the center of the bracket and bolted directly to the bumper (or nerf bar) support arm. The owner had drilled two 1/4 holes in the support arm to locate and anchor the license bracket. These holes were near invisible when the bracket was removed.

In truth, the owner usually carried this bracket assembly in the trunk and drove the car without the front license (as do most Corvettes and all Porsches in California). If he ever got stopped, he said it happened once, he just put on the license and schmoozed the cop into letting him go.

Just supplying cutting and pasting services. This Pic is from another thread about whitewall tires, and is out of the 356 registry. Note front plate, european style too. This of course is a really nice restoration of a very collectable machine, and not a replicar. I don't necessarily dig the white wall look, but this car, I gotta say, looks really nice.