Dave
Sometime around the changeover to long door the number plate was moved by MMC from under the bumper (see John V6's photo) to on top I can't find a photo of this right now , but will keep looking. On reflection it is like Taff's blue car.
Apparently many owners didn't like this "new look" and changed it back to the under bumper location (including the original owners of my +8)
The next change that came along in 2002? onwards was the option to over-riders and no bumpers. This ended with over-riders being the norm and bumpers as an option. I am not sure of the exact evolution from then on, but eventually the real wrap-under valence was introduced and has been "standard" ever since.
