Auto parts stores

["MalcolmCox" <malcox@attglobal.net>]

A friend of mine was in a parts store in England during the era of the maiden 
voyage the QE2 cruise
ship.
Initially there had been some propeller shaft bearing problems which had been 
heavily reported  in
the British press.

After getting his bits and pieces, my friend jokingly asked the counter man: " 
oh and I need a rear
main bearing for a QE2"
The reply was: "certainly sir, what year?"
malcolm