Tag on drivers door jamb Options

[TX914]

Does anyone know what the missing tag (plate) was in this photo? This a on a 76.

[TX914]

So the riveted chassis identification tag is present on the inner passenger wheel arch and that number matches the number on the Karmann tag on the drivers front door jamb. (Being a 76 there is no id plate on the bulkhead.) The rivet spacing on the chassis tag is 6cm whereas the spacing on the missing tag on the door jam is 4.3cm so probably not another chassis tag. Missing tag seems uncommon but wish I knew what it was.

[wonkipop]

So the riveted chassis identification tag is present on the inner passenger wheel arch and that number matches the number on the Karmann tag on the drivers front door jamb. (Being a 76 there is no id plate on the bulkhead.) The rivet spacing on the chassis tag is 6cm whereas the spacing on the missing tag on the door jam is 4.3cm so probably not another chassis tag. Missing tag seems uncommon but wish I knew what it was.

indentations in paint around holes almost look like impressions left by washers.
do you think there was something there that was screwed or bolted to the inner wheel well and only the screw heads were visible in the jamb.

i'm not sure what they would have been however that you would want to fix or hide in that recess. but there could have been something positioned back in there that you could access. something original owner did way back. box with a spare key in it?

[TX914]

indentations in paint around holes almost look like impressions left by washers.
do you think there was something there that was screwed or bolted to the inner wheel well and only the screw heads were visible in the jamb.

i'm not sure what they would have been however that you would want to fix or hide in that recess. but there could have been something positioned back in there that you could access. something original owner did way back. box with a spare key in it?

@wonkipop My best recollection is there was a soft metal tag (maybe aluminum) fastened by rivets that would occasionally get snagged when entering/exiting the car and eventually bent such that it was best removed. (Not the best location for a metal tag.) I suspect the dealer installed it but I don't recall the significance. We were not sure what to do with this when painting so left it for the time being. In terms of originality I suppose since the tag is unknown and cannot be replaced one should eliminate the rivet holes... or retain them as part of original history of the car. We should have cleaned up the area better when painting but in reality one really doesn't notice it except in a close up photo such as this.