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1. Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: Doug Phillips <Douglas.W.Phillips@williams.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 13:21:47 -0400 (EDT); 1. BSW stands for/ BRITISH STANDARD WENTWORTH 2. MG stands for/ MORRIS GARAGE 3. SU stands for/ SKINNERS UNION 4. What is a "Dumpy Screwdriver"?/ A SHORT SCREW DRIVER 5. British for gasoline/ PETROL; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00236.html (8,102 bytes)
2. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 13:47:06 -0500 (CDT); I didn't think we were supposed to post the answers, but I guess we are here now. That's BRITISH STANDARD WHITWORTH, which is the obsolete coarse screw thread. The other is of course BSF for BRITISH; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00242.html (8,888 bytes)
3. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: Garry Archer <archer@hsi.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 15:49:40 -0400; phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) 100 MPH? That's, "Doing a tonne"! :-) Reminds me of the old joke traffic report I heard on Radio One in England 20 years ago: "Latest traffic news: Reports coming i; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00249.html (8,218 bytes)
4. Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: Ben Hodson <hodsonb@prl.philips.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 11:08:39 BST; As an Englishman (first prize in the lottery of birth don't you know) I would have to disagree with some of these Are you sure ? I have always thought that the squab was the bit you sat on ? If you m; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00261.html (10,014 bytes)
5. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: scsupham@reading.ac.uk; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 10:02:49 BST; X-Sun-Data-Type: text X-Sun-Data-Description: text X-Sun-Data-Name: text X-Sun-Content-Lines: 19 Hi, Are these spoof answers or what ?? 1 BSW is British Standard Whitworth 9 FENDER is bumper 10 SHOC; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00264.html (8,039 bytes)
6. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: jeffreys_m_j <jeffreys_m_j@bt-web.bt.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 12:31:36 +0100; MPH is still MPH in England (UK). KPH is used in the rest of Europe, including Ireland. MPH in the US is the same as MPH in UK. MPG is different though! Hope this clears up any confusion :-); /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00265.html (7,381 bytes)
7. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 09:57:25 -0500 (CDT); OK, here is the way I understand this. In the USA we have fenders over the tires to prevent the tires from throwing mud and rocks. They fend off the flying objects. In the UK they have wings over the; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00274.html (7,830 bytes)
8. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: jeffreys_m_j <jeffreys_m_j@bt-web.bt.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 16:55:28 +0100; In the US you have 5 mph BUMPERS, in the UK we have 0 mph BUMPERS (the only Fenders in the UK are guitars - could be expensive if strapped to the ends of our cars and used as bumpers; think of the t; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00278.html (7,557 bytes)
9. Re: Answers to trivia (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 12:19:13 -0500 (CDT); John Upham wrote FENDER = bumper, which really confused me. I think I have it now US UK Fender Wing Bumper Bumper; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00286.html (7,699 bytes)

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