[Healeys] Word Games

[Bernard Cristalli]

Actually, "tonneau" is a french word that means litterally "barrel" (of 
wine for instance).
It comes from the language used for the very early carriages.
A tonneau was a car in which you stepped in in the front or in the rear.
See there under that term 
http://www.rmc-cars.fr/load.php?lng=Fr&menu=Types%20de%20carrosserie

BC


Editorgary at aol.com a icrit :
> In a message dated 2/6/10 12:54:07 PM, healeys-request at autox.team.net
> writes:
>
>
>   
>> I have the original tonneau for my car.  At first it wouldn't stretch
>> enough to fit. 
>>
>>     
> In the continuing pursuit of literary precision, and in the spirit of those
> who corrected the use of "concours" a few weeks ago, I would point out that
> a "tonneau" (pronounced to rhym with on-oh, not canoe or un-oh) is the
> stowave box behind the seat on an open single seat buggy, and by extension the
> area between the front seats and the rear shroud on an open car, which may or
> not have any provisions for seating.
> The soft trim piece that is used to cover it is a tonneau cover.
>
> Just thought you'd want to know that.
> Gary
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