Teriann J. Wakeman writes >
> Chubby box should be cubby box.
Makes sense to me.
> 16. British trunk lid,
Boot Cover?
> 27. British windshield
"Parking tickets were waving like flags on my windscreen" - The Stones
> 28. British for firewall or other cross panel
Bulkhead. Used on ships in USA
> 29.British for transmission
Gearbox. Fairly common in USA
> 31 British for panel above the dash board before the hood.
> 32 British for dash board
>
> OOPS 30 should read British for convertable top frame
Tinkertoys. No, wait, that was the frame for my Midget's roadster top.
> 33. British for convertible top
Hood. This was covered in the original quiz.
> 24. British for removable side windows
Side curtains, same as USA since the horse-and-buggy days. In the USA
they were sometimes called "I-zen-glass" curtains (I have no idea how to
spell that), which referred to the clear material. May have been a brand
name for some kind of clear cello stuff no longer used. This term is very
old and predated automobiles.
> 35. British for 4 door sedan
Saloon. Especially the rolls with the bar in the back. :-)
> 36. British for 2 door coup
Coupe', with the long A sound at the end. Maybe you are fishing for
fixed-head coupe.
> 37. British for convertible version of the 2 door coup
Drop-head coupe. Thanks to all my British friends who have straightened
me out on this one. I used to think that "drop-head coupe" meant a car
with a removable hard top.
> 38. British for a car model that only comes in a convertible style
Are you saying roadster? I can hear the arguments starting now ...
> 39. Who invented the externally lubricated engine?
The British, I suppose. What's your point?
> 40. SOL stands for
Scions of Lucas (nonsexist form of "Sons of Lucas")
> 41 LBC stands for
Little British Car, Large British Car, or in my case, LOW British Car.
> 42 sworking stands for
Swearing whilst working
> 43 PO stands for
The dreaded Previous Owner, otherwise known as the maniac that messed up
the car in the most extraordinary ways possible. See
"Satellite-control-station-based Europa Wiring Schemes".
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