> While many of the codes were established and in use pre-1939 by Standard
> Motor Company, additional
> codes were introduced post-war - and the L suffix was one of them. It was
> incorporated in the
> commission number as a notifier of the number of cars exported from the UK
> and on which the company
> would not have to pay or levy purchase tax. Additionally, the more cars that
> could be produced with
> an L suffix, the greater the apportionment of steel from very limited
> available stocks. Many
> overlook the fact that the UK was bankrupt in 1945, its industrial
> infrastructure was shattered and
> raw materials to make virtually anything had to be imported. Ergo, the more
> of anything that could
> be sold overseas for valuable foreign exchange, the better.
>
> Jonmac
Interesting. What about RHD cars to be exported to Australia, South Africa,
Japan, China, and other places where they use RHD cars?
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1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
1994 Miata C package
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