British term American term ----------------- ------------- accumulator battery actuator switch or servo Artic articulated lorry = "tractor-trailer" baulk ring synchro ring bonnet hood boot trunk bulkhead firewall choke tube venturi core plug freeze plug crocodile clip alligator clip crosshead Phillips crown wheel ring gear cubby box glove box or glove compartment damper shock absorber drive shaft half shaft or axle shaft drop-head coupe convertible version of 2 door coupe dumpy screwdriver short screwdriver dynamo generator earth ground estate station wagon fascia dashboard fixed-head coupe 2 door coupe frogeye bugeye Gallon (Imperial) 5 US Quarts gearbox transmission gudgeon pin wrist pin hood convertible top jointing compound gasket sealant lorry truck mole wrench Vice grips monocoque unibody MOT DOT Ministry of Transport Department of Transportation nave plate hubcap nose front of car paraffin kerosene pinking knocking or pinging prop shaft drive shaft petrol gasoline prise pry proud above or raised quarterlight vent window rev counter tachometer ring gear flywheel gear, or starter gear roadster car that only comes in a convertible style roundabout rotary, traffic circle RoStyle type of steel wheel (as opposed to wire) saloon 2 or 4 door sedan scuttle cowl side curtains removable side windows silencer muffler sill rocker panel Shooting Brake station wagon spanner wrench split pin cotter pin spring washer lock washer squab part of seat suction advance vacuum advance sump oil pan thrust bearing throwout bearing tickover idle top gear high gear torch flashlight trunnion sliding or rotating joint (suspension) Tyre tire wheel nut lug nut whitworth Brtish thread measuring standard windscreen windshield wing fender
Thursday, September 14, 2017
BRITISH-AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE TERMINOLOGY
British <=> American Automotive Translations
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