1968 GTX Spare Tire Mount

[104thLRSD]

Happy Saturday morning fellas, hope everyone is getting ready to enjoy their weekends.
I have a question for you experts out there.
Is there any reason why this style of spare tire mounting bracket (pictured on the left) would be in the trunk of a 1968 GTX built in April at the Lynch Road plant.
All the research I found shows only the one on the right should be there. And the left one appears to be from a C-Body?
I was getting ready to drill holes to install missing fuel tank vent lines and that is in the way.
Please help, the grinder is warming up and I dont want to cut it out if there is a chance that was some “weird fluke” thing they did.

 

[randys4406]

Does not look correct to me. None of my 68-69 B Bodies had that configuration.

 

[104thLRSD]

Thanks Randys4406, Ive never seen it either and I have no idea why someone tacked that in there years ago. I found something similar on a pic a guy posted regarding his 1970 fury.
I just wanted to confirm with people smarter than me before I cut it out

 

[Outlawd]

I have a 68 GTX and 69 Coronet, neither have that style on left so.....I'd carefully remove it.

 

[104thLRSD]

Thanks outlawd. Do you think an angle grinder will do the trick?

 

[Outlawd]

Most likely, to get the big part out of the way then trim off the tack weld with die grinder.

 

[eldubb440]

Thanks outlawd. Do you think an angle grinder will do the trick?

I'd cut it in half first, and use a small cut off wheel on the welds, half way through or so for starters....wiggle each half up and down, it may pop right off....... I dont see any spot welds, just a few tacks on the edge.......if you do encounter spot welds, just grind the top off of them using the same small cut off tool

 

[104thLRSD]

You guys are awesome. Thank you everyone. I love this group.