Dan Parslow said :
>On the subject of British/'Mercan translations, the Haynes
>manuals for Triumphs have a pretty thorough translation table for
>English/Yank automotive terms. Takes up most of a page. How many
>of us Yanks knew that a "grub screw" is an (allen) set screw?
Isn't a grub screw a screw with no head, ie. where the threading
runs all the way up the body of the screw?
(a few of my own)
Brit US
Number plate License plate
Sill Rocker panel
What's the American term for 'drift', as in 'Brass Drift' - sort
of like a large-faced punch?
On the Mini Front, I've got the Cooper registered (hooray!), and am
now working on the Clubman. It's a never-ending cycle.
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