Here are all the codes (I think....) that were on the back of my build sheet
anyway
AS Adjustable steering
CSA Competition front springs and rear shock absorbers
H Home built specification
h Heater
HT Hardtop
HSC Hood stick cover
K Metric calibrated instruments
L Lefthand drive
M Imperial calibrated instruments
Nil No heater
ORS Occasional rear seats
"O" Overdrive
R Righthand drive
SC Side curtains
TC Tonneau cover
W White wall tires (tyres)
WW Windscreen washers
Wire Wire wheels
X Export build specification
4:1 4:1 Axle ratio
Dave Willner
Stroudsburg, PA
59 TR3A Apple Green
70 MGB BRG
70 BSA 441 Victor Special
----- Original Message -----
From: <pethier@comcast.net>
To: "dorpaul" <dorpaul@bellsouth.net>; "John Macartney"
<standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Cc: "list Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] L means what?
>> 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?
>
> --
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
> 1994 Miata C package
> pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/
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