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American//// Britsh

Steering idler//// Steering relay
Steering knuckel////Stub axle
Oil pan//// Sump
kimg pin//// Swival Pin
Tread//// Track
Two cycle//// Two cycle
Tire//// Tyre
Rocker panel//// Valance
Wheel housing//// Wheel arch
Lug wrench//// Wheel brace
Windshield//// Windscreen
Fender//// Wing
A arm or control arm//// Wishbone
Plant or factory//// Works

Thus ends my contributions to this thread. I thank all that have made contributions to this thread.


John F. Shireman

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

Another one that can cause the head to swim. "Morris 8" and "Austin 12" refers not to cylinders but to horsepower.