|
British
term
|
American
term
|
|
accumulator
|
battery
|
|
actuator
|
switch
or servo
|
|
Artic
|
'artic'ulated
lorry=semi tractor-trailer
|
|
baulk
ring
|
synchro
ring (transmission synchromesh)
|
|
bonnet
|
hood
|
|
boot
|
trunk
|
|
bulkhead
|
firewall
|
|
choke
tube
|
venturi
(carb)
|
|
core
plug
|
freeze
plug
|
|
crocodile
clip
|
alligator
clip
|
|
crosshead
screw
|
Phillips
head screw
|
|
crown
wheel
|
ring
gear(gear in differential)
|
|
cubby
box
|
glove
box or glove compartment
|
|
damper
|
shock
absorber
|
|
drive
shaft
|
half
shaft or axle shaft to wheel
|
|
drop-head
coupe
|
convertible
(version of 2 door coupe, see roadster)
|
|
dumpy
screwdriver
|
short
screwdriver
|
|
dynamo
|
generator
|
|
earth
|
ground
|
|
estate
|
station
wagon
|
|
fascia
|
dashboard
|
|
fixed-head
coupe
|
2
door coupe
|
|
frogeye
|
bugeye
|
|
Gallon
(Imperial)
|
4.5
US Quarts
|
|
gearbox
|
transmission
|
|
gudgeon
pin
|
wrist
pin
|
|
hood
|
convertible
top
|
|
jointing
compound
|
gasket
sealant
|
|
lorry
|
truck
|
|
mole
wrench
|
Vice
grips
|
|
monocoque
|
unibody
|
|
Ministry
of Transport
|
Department
of Transportation
|
|
MOT
(see
above)
|
DOT
(see
above)
|
|
nave
plate
|
hubcap
|
|
near
side
|
left
side.
|
|
nose
|
front
of car
|
|
off
side
|
right
side.
|
|
paraffin
|
kerosene
|
|
pinking
|
knocking
or pinging
|
|
prop
shaft
|
drive
shaft
|
|
petrol
|
gasoline
|
|
prise
|
pry(apply
force with a lever, pry-bar, crow-bar, screwdriver)
|
|
proud
|
raised,
stands above surrounding surface.
|
|
quarterlight
|
vent
window - small, usually 'triangular' side window
|
|
rev
counter
|
tachometer
|
|
reversing
lights
|
back-up
lights
|
|
ring
gear
|
flywheel
gear, or starter gear (shrink fit onto the flywheel)
|
|
roadster
|
convertible
(car
that comes only with a soft-top, usually a minimalist, manual,
Erector-Set top*
|
|
roundabout
|
rotary,
traffic circle
|
|
RoStyle
|
type
of steel wheel (as opposed to wire)
|
|
saloon
|
'sedan',2
or 4 door
|
|
scuttle
|
cowl
|
|
side
curtains
|
removable
side windows, usually flexible plastic.
|
|
silencer
|
muffler
|
|
sill
|
rocker
panel
|
|
shooting
brake
|
station
wagon
|
|
spanner
|
wrench
|
|
split
pin
|
cotter
pin
|
|
spring
washer
|
split
lock washer (as opposed to star washer)
|
|
squab
|
part
of seat
|
|
suction
advance
|
vacuum
advance
|
|
sump
|
oil
pan
|
|
thrust
bearing
|
throwout
bearing
|
|
tick over
|
idle
|
|
top
gear
|
high
gear
|
|
torch
|
flashlight
|
|
trunnion
|
sliding
or rotating joint (suspension) (pin in bore)
|
|
tyre
|
tire
|
|
wanker
|
someone
who hacks on their car -- usually clueless
|
|
wheel
nut
|
lug
nut
|
|
Whitworth
|
British
thread standard (size denotes hex head size)
|
|
windscreen
|
windshield
|
|
wing
|
fender
|