Re: British & American Glossary

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2009/5/26 22:04:07

Here are a some terms that threw me when I first read them in 50s British motoring magazines.

Lamp = light as in, headlamp for headlight or tail lamp for tail light.

Light = window as in, "6 light saloon" for some reason the windscreen and backlight don't count.

Windscreen = windshield

Backlight = rear window

Nearside/offside = left/right side of car

Nave plate = hubcap or possibly fender skirt I could never quite figure that one out.

Trafficator = turn signal

Motor rug = lap robe

Strangler = choke

Mascot = hood ornament

Gudgeon = wrist pin

Pantechnicon = moving van

King Dick spanner = monkey wrench

Gamages = J.C. Whitney