| |
| AC |
Auto
Carrier (e.g. AC Cobra) |
| accumulator |
battery |
| actuator |
switch
or servo |
| ARG |
Austin
Rover Group |
| artic |
articulated
lorry = "tractor-trailer" |
| |
| B |
return
to top |
| |
| baulk
ring |
synchro
ring |
| BL |
British
Leyland |
| BLMC |
British
Leyland Motor Corporation |
| BMC |
British
Motor Corporation |
| bonnet |
hood |
| boot |
trunk |
| BSF |
British
Standard Fine (thread system) |
| BSW |
British
Standard Whitworth (thread system) |
| bulkhead |
firewall |
| |
| C |
return
to top |
| |
| CD |
constant
depression (refers to carbs) |
| choke
tube |
venturi |
| core
plug |
freeze
plug |
| crocodile
clip |
alligator
clip |
| crosshead |
Phillips |
| crown
wheel |
ring gear |
| cubby
box |
glove box
or glove compartment |
| |
| D |
return
to top |
| |
| damper |
shock
absorber |
| DB |
David
Brown (e.g. Aston-Martin DB6) |
| drive
shaft |
half
shaft or axle shaft |
| drop-head
coupe |
convertible
version of a 2 door coupe |
| dumpy
screwdriver |
short
screwdriver |
| dynamo |
generator |
| |
| E |
return
to top |
| |
| earth |
ground |
| estate |
station
wagon |
| |
| F |
return
to top |
| |
| fascia |
dashboard |
| fixed-head
coupe |
2 door
coupe |
| frogeye |
bugeye |
| |
| G |
return
to top |
| |
| gallon
(Imperial) |
5 US
quarts |
| gearbox |
transmission |
| gudgeon
pin |
wrist pin |
| |
| H |
return
to top |
| |
| hood |
convertible
top |
| |
| I
- J |
return
to top |
| |
| jointing
compound |
gasket
sealant |
| |
| K
- L |
return
to top |
| |
| lorry |
truck |
| |
| M |
return
to top |
| |
| M.G. |
Derived
from Morris Garage(s) |
| mole
wrench |
vice
grips |
| monocoque |
unibody |
| MOT |
DOT |
| Ministry
of Transport |
Department
of Transportation |
| |
| N |
return
to top |
| |
| nave
plate |
hubcap |
| NOS |
New, Old
Stock parts (as opposed to a recent copy) |
| nose |
front of
car |
| |
| O |
return
to top |
| |
| open
two-seater |
car that
only comes in a convertible style |
| |
| P |
return
to top |
| |
| paraffin |
kerosene |
| PI |
petrol
injection |
| pinking |
knocking
or pinging |
| prop
shaft |
drive
shaft |
| petrol |
gasoline |
| prise |
pry |
| proud |
above or
raised |
| |
| Q |
return
to top |
| |
| quarterlight |
vent
window |
| |
| R |
return
to top |
| |
| 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) |
| |
| S |
return
to top |
| |
| 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 |
| SS |
Swallow
Sidecars |
| SU |
Skinners
Union (carbs and fuel pumps) |
| suction
advance |
vacuum
advance |
| sump |
oil pan |
| |
| T |
return
to top |
| |
| thrust
bearing |
throwout
bearing |
| tickover |
idle |
| top
gear |
high gear |
| torch |
flashlight |
| trunnion |
sliding
or rotating joint (suspension) |
| TVR |
TreVoR
(Wilkinson), the founder of TVR |
| tyre |
tire |
| |
| U
- V - W - X - Y
- Z |
return
to top |
| |
| wheel
nut |
lug nut |
| whitworth |
British
thread measuring standard |
| windscreen |
windshield |
| wing |
fender |
| ZS |
Zenith-Stromberg
(Carbs) |
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