Any Other Aluminum Parts Other Than the Roof?

ZheHbKa · 03-21-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by cdeslandes

Don't confuse English with American:

Wing = Fender
Bonnet = Hood
Boot = Trunk
Windscreen = Windshield
Aluminium = Aluminum
Petrol = Gas
Aerial = (Radio) Antenna
Tyre = Tire
Motorway = (Interstate) Highway
MoT = DOT
Left = Right
Zed Four = Zee Four

good list, if anyone ever watched top gear (BBC version) they know all of these

rfx45 · 03-21-2012, 11:38 AM

You forgot sedan = saloon. I also like the "english" way of saying coupé (coop-pay).

cdeslandes · 03-21-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rfx45

You forgot sedan = saloon. I also like the "english" way of saying coupé (coop-pay).

And Estate = Wagon

z4z4z4 · 03-21-2012, 04:13 PM

Note on Naming: Sir Humphry Davy proposed the name aluminum for the metal, however, the name aluminium was adopted to conform with the "ium" ending of most elements. This spelling is in use in most countries. Aluminium was also the spelling in the U.S. until 1925, when the American Chemical Society officially decided to use the name aluminum instead.

http://chemistry.about.com/od/elemen...a/aluminum.htm

jparnes1 · 03-21-2012, 10:15 PM

Thank you Professor Z4Z4Z4!

cdeslandes · 03-21-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by redhot

can we not take a magnet to the panels to see which ones stick??

Just did. Doors, rear fenders and trunk lid are steel.
Hood, front fenders and roof are alu.

jparnes1 · 03-21-2012, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cdeslandes

Just did. Doors, rear fenders and trunk lid are steel.
Hood, front fenders and roof are alu.

Interesting....shifting some weight towards the rear wheels

ManiacGT · 03-22-2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by rfx45

Lol it's french pronunciation actually. We just say it the same way the French do given they're our neighbours..

. Just Americans that do the 'coup' thing ...

baldguyj · 03-22-2012, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ManiacGT

Lol it's french pronunciation actually. We just say it the same way the French do given they're our neighbours..

. Just Americans that do the 'coup' thing ...

I do have a few Asian friends that pronounce it with the silent e, but they have been in the states for several years now and we may have tainted them

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