When I was restoring my J2 in England (1983-1985), Barry Walker sold a very
nice chromed tax disc holder which had a glued chrome ring which attached to
the windscreen. The disc has inserted in this and covered with another
chromed disc with a very nice brown/tan MG emblem. The whole thing was held
together with a wire ring, which snapped between the two halves. It seems to
me I paid about 15 pounds sterling for the whole thing. Maybe Barry still
has them.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: gregg.smith@slc.k12.ut.us
[mailto:gregg.smith@slc.k12.ut.us]
Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 3:03 PM
To: mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Tax Disc
I'm fitting my soon to be restored 1950 TD with English
style number
plates just to add a touch of home market flair. The car is
a LHD
import model but most locals won't know that only the RHD
cars would
have sported English plates. In addition, I've gone so far
as to have a
reproduction tax disc made in the same style as was correct
for 1950.
Now here's the question. What type of holder was used in
1950 to
display the tax disc? The company which made the tax disc
sent a plain
vinyl style holder and I have since purchased a similar MG
logo style
holder but I don't believe that either would be correct for
the period.
I've seen pictures and have observed several aluminum style
holders on
TCs and earlier cars but have no idea where the owners got
these
things. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Gregg Smith
1950 MG TD #1844
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