[TR] L means what?

[pethier at comcast.net]

> 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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