Rear boxes, Windshield plate???

Call me curious. I've not been able to find the purpose or reasoning behind the large boxes under the rear clip of the MkII, and the vertical plate attached to the front clip in front of the driver's side windshield. LeMans rules? Bug deflector? Actual storage?
 
What i know of the 1960 le mans regulations was spare wheel compulsory lugage boxes compulosry
every pit stop one mechanic needed to open bootspace , take spare wheel out and put it back in place
on the mk1 the sparewheel was in the front on the mk2 it was next vertical by the gearbox .... thats how i interpret these observations
 
Exactly found out now if you look at documentary Le Mans 1966 “this time tomorrow “ you around 13min40 in few shots taking out and spare wheel .
 
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