Don writes...
>It is so called because it is a "vent" and it is located in the
>"skittle". ( The part of the body sometimes called the "cowl" at the
>base of the windscreen.)
>Hence the term "skittle shake" or "cowl shake" when describing the
>movement of this area during spirited driving, due to the inherent
>instability of this "peninsula" to which other body parts are attached.
>
>As an aside I must say for a group so dedicated to British
>automobiles... there is an astounding lack of understanding of them.
>Could I hazard a guess that a lot of you on this list are younger than
>your cars and as such are rather new to Triumphs, as opposed to the rest
>of us old farts who grew up with them and thoroughly lived the heritage,
>glamour and skinned knuckles. :>')
>Cheerio!
Don...thanks for sharing this! :-)
Cheers!
Tom O'Malley in Southbridge Massachusetts
'74, '77 Spits <duel "skittles"!>
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