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Of course one of the classic problems when dealing with old car parts over international boundaries, is that of terminology. Despite several countries speaking more-or-less the same language (in this case English), many terms and phrases vary, so included below is a quick reference guide for anyone wishing to 'translate' UK motoring terms to their US equivalent(s), and vice versa!!

US -> UK translations:

1st gear => Bottom gear
Antenna => Aerial
Axleshaft => Halfshaft
Back-up => Reverse
Barrel => Choke
Barrel => Venturi
Car-top carrier => Roof rack
Coast => Freewheel
Connecting rod => Trackrod (steering)
Convertible => Drop-head coupe
Cotter pin => Split pin
Countershaft => Layshaft (gearbox)
Dome lamp => Interior light
Driveshaft => Propeller shaft
Energiser => Battery
Fender => Wing
Fender => Mudguard
Firewall => Bulkhead
Flashlight => Torch
Float bowl => Float chamber
Freeway => Motorway
Frozen => Seized
Gas pedal => Accelerator
Gas tank => Petrol tank
Gasoline => Petrol
Generator (AC) => Alternator
Generator (DC) => Dynamo
'Gone South' => 'Gone West'
'Gone West' => 'Gone South'
Ground => Earth (electrical)
Hard-top => Fast-back (coupe)
Hard-top => Coupe (Fast-back)
Header => Manifold (exhaust)
Heat riser => Hot spot
High => Top gear
Hood => Bonnet
Kerosene => Paraffin
Lash => Clearance
Lash => Free-play
Latch => Catch
Latches => Locks
License plate => Number plate
Liftgate => Tailgate
Lock (valve spring) => Split cotter
Lug nut => Wheel nut
Muffler => Silencer
Oil pan => Sump
Panel wagon => Van
Parking brake => Handbrake
Parking lights => Side lights
Pinging => Pinking
Piston pin => Gudgeon pin
Pitman arm => Drop-arm
Primary shoe => Leading shoe (brakes)
Prussian blue => Engineer's blue
Quarter window => Quarterlight
Recap => Retread
Recap => Remould
Ring gear => Crown wheel
Rocker panel => Sill
Rotor => Disc (brake)
Secondary shoe => Trailing shoe (brakes)
Sedan => Saloon
Sheet metal => Bodywork
Shift => Gearchange
Side marker lights => Side indicator lights
Snap-ring => Circlip
Soft top => Hood
Stabiliser or Sway => Anti-roll bar
Station wagon => Estate car
Tang, lock => Tab washer
Throw-out bearing => Thrust bearing
Tie-rod => Trackrod (steering)
Tire => Tyre
Torch => Acetylene cutting torch
Transmission => Gearbox
trouble-shooting => Fault finding
trouble-shooting => Faulting
trouble-shooting => Diagnosis
Trunk => Boot
Turn signal => Indicator
Turnpike => Motorway
Valve cover => Rocker cover
Valve lifter => Cam follower
Valve lifter => Tappet
Vise => Vice
Whole drive line => Transmission
Windshield => Windscreen
Wrench => Spanner
Wrist pin => Gudgeon pin


UK -> US translations:

Accelerator => Gas pedal
Acetylene Cutting torch => Torch
Aerial => Antenna
Alternator => Generator (AC)
Anti-roll bar => Stabiliser or Sway bar
Battery => Energiser
Bodywork => Sheet metal
Bonnet => Hood
Boot => Trunk
Bottom gear => 1st gear
Bulkhead => Firewall
Cam follower => Valve lifter
Catch => Latch
Choke => Barrel
Circlip => Snap-ring
Clearance => Lash
Coupe (Fast-back) => Hard-top
Crown wheel => Ring gear
Diagnosis => trouble-shooting
Disc (brake) => Rotor
Drop-arm => Pitman arm
Drop-head coupe => Convertible
Dynamo => Generator (DC)
Earth (electrical) => Ground
Engineer's blue => Prussian blue
Estate car => Station wagon
Fast-back (coupe) => Hard-top
Fault finding => trouble-shooting
Faulting => trouble-shooting
Float chamber => Float bowl
Free-play => Lash
Freewheel => Coast
Gearbox => Transmission
Gearchange => Shift
Gudgeon pin => Piston pin
Gudgeon pin => Wrist pin
Halfshaft => Axleshaft
Handbrake => Parking brake
Hood => Soft top
Hot spot => Heat riser
Indicator => Turn signal
Interior light => Dome lamp
Layshaft (gearbox) => Countershaft
Leading shoe (brake) => Primary shoe
Locks => Latches
Manifold (exhaust) => Header
Motorway => Freeway
Motorway => Turnpike
Mudguard => Fender
Number plate => License plate
Paraffin => Kerosene
Petrol => Gasoline
Petrol tank => Gas tank
Pinking => Pinging
Propeller shaft => Driveshaft
Quarterlight => Quarter window
Remould => Recap
Retread => Recap
Reverse => Back-up
Rocker cover => Valve cover
Roof rack => Car-top carrier
Saloon => Sedan
Seized => Frozen
Side indicator light => Side marker lights
Side lights => Parking lights
Silencer => Muffler
Sill => Rocker panel
Spanner => Wrench
Split cotter => Lock (valve spring)
Split pin => Cotter pin
Sump => Oil pan
Tab washer => Tang, lock
Tailgate => Liftgate
Tappet => Valve lifter
Thrust bearing => Throw-out bearing
Top gear => High
Torch => Flashlight
Trackrod (steering) => Tie-rod
Trackrod (steering) => Connecting rod
Trailing shoe (brake) => Secondary shoe
Transmission => Whole drive line
Tyre => Tire
Van => Panel wagon
Venturi or Choke => Barrel
Vice => Vise
Wheel nut => Lug nut
Windscreen => Windshield
Wing => Fender

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