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Re: British Car Trivia

To: jester@invlogic.com
Subject: Re: British Car Trivia
From: tjhiggin@alpine.b17a.ingr.com (T.J. Higgins)
Date: Mon, 16 May 94 8:00:09 CDT
> A little while ago there were several postings of british car type trivia
> questions. I think that there were about 30 questions in all.  Anyways I've
> lost my copy of the questions and was hoping that either someone could
> e-mail me the questions, or tell me what digest they were in so I can FTP
> them.

Attached below.  Have fun...

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T.J. Higgins     | tjhiggin@ingr.com         | (205) 730-7922
Intergraph Corp. | Mapping Sciences Division | Huntsville, AL, USA


British auto term               American term
-----------------               -------------
 1. actuator                     1. switch or servo
 2. baulk ring                   2. synchro ring
 3. bonnet                       3. hood
 4. boot                         4. trunk
 5. bulkhead                     5. firewall
 6. choke tube                   6. venturi
    crocodile clip                  alligator clip    
 7. crosshead                    7. Phillips
 8. crown wheel                  8. ring gear
 9. cubby box                    9. glove box or glove compartment
10. damper                      10. shock absorber
11. drive shaft                 11. half shaft or axle shaft
12. drop-head coupe             12. convertible version of 2 door coupe
13. dumpy screwdriver           13. short screwdriver
14. dynamo                      14. generator
15. earth                       15. ground
16. estate                      16. station wagon
17. fascia                      17. dashboard
18. fixed-head coupe            18. 2 door coupe
19. gearbox                     19. transmission
20. gudgeon pin                 20. wrist pin
21. hood                        21. convertible top
22. jointing compound           22. gasket sealant
23. monocoque                   23. unibody
24. nave plate                  24. hubcap
25. nose                        25. front of car
26. paraffin                    26. kerosene
27. pinking                     27. knocking or pinging
28. prop shaft                  28. drive shaft
29. petrol                      29. gasoline
30. prise                       30. pry
31. proud                       31. above or raised
32. quarterlight                32. vent window
33. rev counter                 33. tachometer
34. roadster                    34. car that only comes in a convertible style
35. saloon                      35. 4 door sedan
36. scuttle                     36. cowl
37. side curtains               37. removable side windows
38. silencer                    38. muffler
39. sill                        39. rocker panel
40. spanner                     40. wrench
41. split pin                   41. cotter pin
42. spring washer               42. lock washer
43. squab                       43. part of seat
44. suction advance             44. vacuum advance
45. sump                        45. oil pan
46. thrust bearing              46. throwout bearing
47. tickover                    47. idle
48. Welch plug                  48. freeze plug
49. wheel nut                   49. lug nut
50. windscreen                  50. windshield
51. wing                        51. fender
                                    
Abbreviation                    Meaning
------------                    -------
52. AC (e.g. AC Cobra)          52. Auto Carrier
53. BL                          53. British Leyland
54. BMC                         54. British Motor Company
55. BSW                         55. British Standard Whitworth
56. CD (refers to carbs)        56. constant depression
57. DB (e.g. Aston-Martin DB6)  57. David Brown
58. MG                          58. Morris Garage(s)
59. PI                          59. petrol injection
60. SS                          60. Swallow Sidecars
61. SU                          61. Skinners Union
62. ZS                          62. Zenith-Stromberg


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