David,
Many British Leyland service centers used plastic and or metal plates
that were embossed. These plates were used as a registration of sorts
when the owner brought the car in for service. I own a Triumph that had
a blue vinyl pouch. The blue pouch held, the owners manual, any
warranty info, a service book and a plastic card that was embossed. The
card/plate was taken and placed in a credit card type machine that took
an impression on to the work order. Pretty cool eh? Not bad for a
triumph guy too. Anyway, I have been asking about this topic to other
lists to find out about originality, when they were distributed and so
on. This metal plate your talking about sure sounds like what I just
mentioned. By the way, the pouch had a special plastic pocket to hold
the registration card. The card is a little smaller than a credit card.
Good Luck,
Mike Brinker
Virtual British Car Show
www.surf.to/britishcarshow
|