twojohnsons@home.com wrote:
> Hey Tiger buds--A bilingual offer---
> I've got a hood (bonnet) a trunk (boot) & two doors ( Do brits say this
> differently?)......
> Al J.
Al,
The British call those "portals", when they are in the wall of a city. I guess
"doors" is what they devolved to on cars, since the Americans invented and named
them, and the British still have a rough time getting them to close, latch, stay
latched, and seal against cold wind and rain.
The late introduction of "windows" is still giving them some difficulty. My MG
and Jag had "side curtains" of W.W.I surplus army fabric and stiff 'Isinglass"
that turns yellow in a year. The Austin-Healy introduced sliding 'Perspex'
windows, sliding on old horse-hair felt guides. These didn't turn yellow until
2
years. Passing money through for toll gates was fun. And you get a wet left
sleeve for signaling for turns, until California law made them install turn
signals. The original TC signals were from US buses, with yellow arrows.
(truth!).
Roll-down windows started to appear. Soon they will get the hang of it and have
roll-up windows too. The mechanisms are made from re-cast lead soldiers from
the
Crimean War era, and wear down quickly with the approved rendered grease from SU
(which stands for Skinner's Union - and you know what they skinned). I can't
believe how precisely made the entire window, door, windshield (front lights),
and
top junctions are designed and constructed. They will drip rain precisely on
your
left knee, which spreads up your pants, and makes for lame excuses when you
arrive
at the office.
Interestingly enough, on RHD models, it's the other side that leaks!!!
Probably more than you wanted to know, but you aren't doing to much today,
anyway.
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