▁Ten ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁larger - cap acity ▁engine . ▁ ▁These ▁models ▁were ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁' new ' ▁cars ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁G M ▁management ▁had ▁dict ated ▁that ▁L ut on ▁should ▁only ▁util ise ▁a ▁single ▁body ▁design ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maxim ise ▁product ivity ▁and ▁reduce ▁supply ▁costs . ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁had ▁also ▁rev oked ▁the ▁R AC ▁tax able ▁horse power ▁system ▁and ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁flat ▁charge ▁per ▁vehicle ▁regardless ▁of ▁engine ▁size . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁such ▁an ▁imper ative ▁to ▁offer ▁similar ▁models ▁with ▁different ▁engine ▁capac ities ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁bands ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁tax ▁system . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁L - Type ▁V aux h alls ▁consisted ▁of ▁just ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁models , ▁both ▁using ▁the ▁body ▁structure , ▁floor pan ▁and ▁many ▁running ▁g ear ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁H - type / T en ▁model . ▁However ▁V aux hall ' s ▁director ▁of ▁sty ling , ▁David ▁Jones , ▁managed ▁to ▁fit ▁brand ▁new ▁exterior ▁pan els ▁to ▁the ▁front , ▁rear ▁and ▁rear - quarters ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁body ▁centre - section ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁L - type ▁a ▁modern ▁look ▁which ▁shared ▁its ▁basic ▁shape ▁and ▁features ▁with ▁G M ' s ▁Che v ro let ▁Fle et line ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁al beit ▁at ▁a ▁much ▁smaller ▁scale . ▁The ▁new ▁models ▁were ▁the ▁Wy