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Back in 2000 when I was restoring my 56, I asked about his answer was to not modify it or remove it as it was an intricate part of the car and that no 2 cars were the same as most of these plates were added after the cars had been shipped to the dealers. The reason if I remember correctly was that the frame was not strong enough and they would tend to bend and would cause various problems as one can imagine so dealers were asked to add the plates and they were not factory installed which made them all different. I have looked at several cars and yes there are slight differences from one to another. On my car BTW they look like they were installed by a rookie welder!
