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Originally Posted by HossC
Thanks for the insight on the 1950s fashion for faux British license plates, Earl Boebert. I wasn't aware of it.
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Just another chicken bone from the garbage can of my memory :-)
Faux Brits were fairly prevalent during the 50s and early 60s in California for some reason. Drove MGs and Jags, wore Harris Tweed, said "Jag-U-are," and sported unearned RAF neckties. In the sports car world they were derisively known as "teabaggers," because (especially back then) no true Brit would be caught dead using one.
One notorious teabagger raced an MG TC whilst (couldn't resist, sorry) wearing a Harris Tweed jacket. Sometime around 1959 the SCCA mandated fireproof clothing while racing. So he had his tweed jacket fireproofed.
Cheers,
Earl