>Personally, I like the Brit terms better.
>It would be much more colorful to have: Sparking plugs, Dynamos,
>Bonnets, Boots,  Dampers and Cubby boxes over on this side of the pond,
>just to name a few.
>
>For those interested, here is a link to a cross-reference of British and
>American automotive terms.
>
>http://www.team.net/sol/solterms.html
>
>
>
>Todd
>'88 Westy

Don't forget the woest of the lot... 'aliminium". There is no such
metal. The correct name is ALUMINUM, named according to the rules of
naming metals after their ores... and by an Englishman, no less.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut