WWII Bridge Plates

[Tony Pearson]

Hi

After some more help please lads

 

Dose anyone know if the original WWII brigde plates were totaly flat or had a beveled edge i have seen both designs and not sure which is right.

Also what sizes they were.

 

Thanks in advance Tony

[Rick W]

Ive seen 5 litre paint tins used as bridge plates!

[Degsy]

Ive seen 5 litre paint tins used as bridge plates!

 

Don't you mean the lids Rick?:???:-D

[abn deuce]

I ve seen listing as a lid from a #10 food can were sometimes used

[M.Rimmer]

It depends on when(early or late WW2),where,and who. The plates with the beveled edge were used during WW2 on US and British vehicles. Your best bet is to study as many original photos as possible.

 

Matt.

[woa2]

Hi

After some more help please lads

 

Dose anyone know if the original WWII brigde plates were totaly flat or had a beveled edge i have seen both designs and not sure which is right.

Also what sizes they were.

 

 

I know my wartime Ford WOT2 and WOA2 both had bridge plates fitted at the factory in Dagenham and they were bevelled. They were also painted Yellow, but no number was painted on them.

Information is from original photos.

[mcspool]

This CMP Ford F15A has had its original bridge classification plate refitted when being restored. It is flat and has the size of a CMP headlight aperture. It has four holes along the edge, plus two more towards the centre to attach it to the truck, either in place of the headlight, or another place in case two headlights are fitted.

 

 

Hope this helps,

Hanno

[Tony Pearson]

Thanks for your answears guys most helpfull any idea on where you can buy them from

[HotBed]

Thanks for your answears guys most helpfull any idea on where you can buy them from

 

wot o tony, john morter has got some bevel edge ones tel 01953602581

 

regards

[N.O.S.]

Jack recently posted two pics of an Autocar with a painted bridge plate on the curved surface of the bonnet front - see Heavyweights in American Trucks section.

 

Do I take it the plates with curved edge (as for example sold by Marcus Glenn) are British Post War or what? :confused:

[Richard Farrant]

 

Do I take it the plates with curved edge (as for example sold by Marcus Glenn) are British Post War or what? :confused:

 

The British bridge plate used post war is exactly the same as that one issued during WW2. There are some vehicles that had flat ones fitted as well.

[antarmike]

I know it is post-war, if you look at the Crane 30 ton RAF trailer order I posted in the Constructor gallery, it clearly says the trailer is to be painted RAF blue-grey, with a painted yellow bridge plate...described as a 9" yellow roundel.