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To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Answers to trivia
From: 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
6. British for wrist pin/ GUDGEON
7. British for seatback/ SQUAB
8. British for hood/ BONNET
9. British fender/ WING
10. British shock absorber/ DAMPER
11. British wrench/ SPANNER
12. British choke/ STRANGLER
13. What is a "knave key"?/ TYPE OF WHEEL WRENCH
14. MPH in England/ KPH (NOW - WAS MPH EARLIER)
15. Front of a car/ NOSE
16. British driveshaft/ PROPELLER
17. British generator/ DYNAMO
18. British trunk/ BOOT
19. P.I. stands for?/ PETROL INJECTION
20. CD on a Stromberg means?/ CONSTANT DEPRESSION
21. What does "Prise" mean?/ PRY
22. What is a crownwheel?/ A LARGE GEAR DRIVEN BY A SMALLER GEAR (DIFFERENTIAL)
23. A.C. in AC Cobra/ AUTO CARRIER
24. What is a "chubby box"?/ GLOVE BOX
25. D.B. in Austin Martin/ DAVID BROWN

    
        


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