Topic: Rear Tie Down Brackets

[Anghelrestorations]

Im working on putting together a quick reference article on the factory installed tie down brackets.  Anyone who has pictures of original cars with either single exhaust style or dual exhaust style let me know.  Post here, or send me pictures.  Looking for both the early years 64-66 and later years up to 73.

Jeff or Charles...feel free to move this topic to a different area if you see fit.
 


 

[Dudley]

1968, 289-2V, single exhaust

[Brian Conway]

 6R07C229939 and 12G on the door plate.  I still have these brackets and the exhaust hangers.  Brian

[svo2scj]

Hey Marcus

Make sure you go over to Jim's garage for some Dearborn dual tie downs - and show the difference !!!   Looking forward - you always do a nice job.

Here is my car never taken off by dealer!

[Anghelrestorations]

Thanks ....these are all good photos. 

Mark - Is your car a Dearborn car?  I thought it was - just want to make sure.

Brian and Dudley - thanks for the pictures of the single exhaust cars.  So far I dont see a difference in these smaller brackets and only one version unlike the dual exhaust which we see two versions. 

[ruppstang]

Marcus I am not certain but I seem to recall the single exhaust ones were all made the same but some were natural and some were painted black. I can not recall what plant did what. Marty

[Anghelrestorations]

Yes, the working theory right now is that the tie down brackets from San Jose were painted black.  Thats what I have heard several people say already.  Would like to see pictures of an original survivor car that actually shows that. 

[mgmradio]

This is what is on my June 65 Dearborn vert.

[Anghelrestorations]

Mike....are the corners on your tie down bracket rounded or square on the top of the bracket?  This is your 10,000 mile car? 

[J_Speegle]

Have dozens will post when I get caught up

Plenty of black San Jose style ones    Never found a bare steel one that I can recall

[svo2scj]

Hi

No Marcus.  My car is SJ car.    I think we know that the plan was for dealers to remove (.50 credit for return) and that they be reused/returned for use at the assembly lines.    These were what were on my car -sitting since the 70's and ROUNDED ENDS.    You can see the remnants of black paint on the bottom.

When restoring the car I didn't source SJ style as I had this BEFORE photo and they were on the car.   

Mark 

[Anghelrestorations]

I'm wondering if the rounded ends or square ends could have nothing to do with the manufacturing plant.   

Jeff....if its easier you can email me the photos or post them here.  Would like to see black paint originals and the style of tie down brackets for San Jose or otherwise for Dearborn and Metuchen. 

[mgmradio]

I believe they are round Marcus. Yes it's the 10k car. I'll check tomorrow. And also on my 30k car.

[Bob Gaines]

The square corner ones are predominate on 65 and 66 SJ cars from my observations and then in 67 it seemed to be divided between the square ones and the rounded ones. I am beginning to think that square corner ones were still delivered to SJ along with dealer returns and that by 1967 returned rounded corner ones from other areas were in the mixed reused. Just a theory at this point.   

[Anghelrestorations]

Actually that is an interesting thought.  If these were really returned from the dealers and reused it makes it harder to say that a certain style was only used at a certain plant.  It would mix up the pot....