Does the plate look like any of the ones on Aussie Falcon GT's of the period, I have never checked myself. If it did then perhaps a restorer of those may have a solution. Just a thought.
SFE

You could try using liquid metal to fill the small hole. It use to be made by selleys and comes in a tube. I did have some a while back, not sure if its still ok..... look on ebay..... it would be perfect for what you want done.
 

Thanks for that. Im going to try a couple of things out now - be good to resurrect the old tags...

I recommend cutting a matching piece to suit from scrap. Then rivet it down and worry about patching later. Clean the plate before you start and I know it's cause original rivets were so small. My question how to redo not the stamp but how to redo the print of Ford motor company. Your badge looks old though but that's half the attraction.

id leave it as well as is messing with tags might bring more prob then whats its worth..
 
personly if i was to buy a car and the tags looked messed with i would most probably walk away from it thinking it has been a number job or boggie ..
 
if i seen original tag not messed with would have me thinking its more genuine than not...
im in the middle of restoring my yellow glow capri there's no way id even consider removing the tags they can paint around it ...

I would remove the tags or it's not a proper job. Drilling pop rivets isn't hard so don't know why you see so many like spuds. Even if there stainless they are easy to replace.

Truth be known - wouldn't be surprised if I did the deed years ago - back then the rs cost me 3k - I flogged it to death - they weren't worth much. Hopefully it's a moot point given some of the advice

Wiggy333
Drilling pop rivets isn't hard so don't know why you see so many like spuds.

Despite the care I took, I managed to mangle one of mine like that too. Those ID plates are too darned flimsy!

We're getting off topic again but I've always removed the tags during a resto. ..welding and sand blasting will destroy them . At the moment I'm doing a resto on a '81 van and the tags were the second things removed after the Rego plates. I hate where Aus Ford has placed them too. .. kind of an after thought. .. on the inner wing or heater bubble on early mk1 escort. I normally move them To the proper place on the front slam panel. ..that's why there's those recessed slots each side forward in front of the rad with 1/8th holes from Ford. .. There's no law saying the plates can be relocated within the engine bay in my book.

Your right JR - one phone, 2 emails - and a new VIN tag on the way! Crazy really, but there u go.... ( no proof of ownership etc etc - at all)