Automotive British - American Dictionary
Automotive British - American Dictionary
A few more:
lb-ft = ft-lb (bolt torque)
ft-lb = lb-ft (engine torque)
Anticlockwise = Counterclockwise
Tyre = Tire
Aluminium = Aluminum
Headlamp = Headlight
Please keep 'em coming!
Last edited by Unhingd; Nov 9, 2017 at 08:40 PM.
It might be an older term. My Sunbeam Tiger had a cubby box, and I know the LR Defender had a cubby box as well.
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In a gearbox (transmission) there is a balk ring (synchronizer)
By the windscreen (windshield) there is an A-post (A-pillar)
A suspension has an anti-roll bar (sway bar)
One turns the motor anti clock (turn the engine counter clockwise)
A car with worn tyres (tires) aquaplanes (hydroplanes)
An HGV, or heavy-goods-vehicle, or articulated lorry in the UK is a semi-trailer to the Americans
Goods train = freight train
End float (backlash)
I must admit, it took me a long time to become used to what the Americans were referring to when they spoke about something on a car!
It's still fun!
By the windscreen (windshield) there is an A-post (A-pillar)
A suspension has an anti-roll bar (sway bar)
One turns the motor anti clock (turn the engine counter clockwise)
A car with worn tyres (tires) aquaplanes (hydroplanes)
An HGV, or heavy-goods-vehicle, or articulated lorry in the UK is a semi-trailer to the Americans
Goods train = freight train
End float (backlash)
I must admit, it took me a long time to become used to what the Americans were referring to when they spoke about something on a car!
It's still fun!
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Does that refer to a storage compartment in the fascia (dashboard) that does or doesn't have a door?
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Back box = rear muffler (also in Oz).
Sidelights = parkers (well we call them parkers here in Oz and have done forever, not sure exactly what you call them in the good ol' US of A but the Poms have called them sidelights since the days of the horse and buggy, when they really were side lights).
Dipped beam = low beam.
Main beam = high beam.
Indicators = turn signals.
Utility = truck.
Sidelights = parkers (well we call them parkers here in Oz and have done forever, not sure exactly what you call them in the good ol' US of A but the Poms have called them sidelights since the days of the horse and buggy, when they really were side lights).
Dipped beam = low beam.
Main beam = high beam.
Indicators = turn signals.
Utility = truck.
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Back box = rear muffler (also in Oz).
Sidelights = parkers (well we call them parkers here in Oz and have done forever, not sure exactly what you call them in the good ol' US of A but the Poms have called them sidelights since the days of the horse and buggy, when they really were side lights).
Dipped beam = low beam.
Main beam = high beam.
Indicators = turn signals.
Utility = truck.
Sidelights = parkers (well we call them parkers here in Oz and have done forever, not sure exactly what you call them in the good ol' US of A but the Poms have called them sidelights since the days of the horse and buggy, when they really were side lights).
Dipped beam = low beam.
Main beam = high beam.
Indicators = turn signals.
Utility = truck.
The Tiger had the cubby box in the fascia (no door), the Defender had a cubby box between the seats (no door), but the TR6 had a cubby in the fascia with a door. Also the Tiger had no cigarette lighter, but it did have a cigar lighter, much like the F-type. Maybe that's another: Cigar Lighter = Cigarette Lighter?
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Indicators = what are they?
Wing Mirrors = Rear view mirrors
G-Clamp = C-Clamp
Allen Key = Allen Wrench
Grub Screw = Set Screw
12mm = .472"
Drill = Drill Bit
Drill size for 6mm Tap = Google
Drawing = Blueprint
Monkey Wrench = Pipe Grips
Keep left - keep right
Roundabout = oh ffs!!
I have a headache now
Wing Mirrors = Rear view mirrors
G-Clamp = C-Clamp
Allen Key = Allen Wrench
Grub Screw = Set Screw
12mm = .472"
Drill = Drill Bit
Drill size for 6mm Tap = Google
Drawing = Blueprint
Monkey Wrench = Pipe Grips
Keep left - keep right
Roundabout = oh ffs!!
I have a headache now
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The Tiger had the cubby box in the fascia (no door), the Defender had a cubby box between the seats (no door), but the TR6 had a cubby in the fascia with a door. Also the Tiger had no cigarette lighter, but it did have a cigar lighter, much like the F-type. Maybe that's another: Cigar Lighter = Cigarette Lighter?
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And my TR6 has a cubby with a door which sometimes will even open.
