Hey.. Not really about the bricklin.. But kinda cool.. Thought you guys
might find this interesting..
Glossary of Classic Car Terms
Antique - Pre 1919.
Barouche - A four-wheeled, low carriage with folding top.
Berlin - A four-wheeled carriage with sheltered seat behind the body.
Boattail - Car with a boat shaped back (ie: "V").
Bonnet - Hood of car.
Boot - Trunk of car.
Brougham - A light, closed carriage with seats for two or four. An
alternate name was Cabriolet, which was especially used in Germany for
this style.
Calash - A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can
be raised or lowered, and a movable front.
California - An awkward looking device built of wood, leather and glass,
which caould be fastened onto an ordinary touring car body to change the
car into a cumbersome but comfortable sedan.
Classic - 1920-1942. A trend-setting car such as Packard's V12. Limited
production, unique, idfferent or ahead of its time.
Concours - A gathering or parade of the elegant.
Convertible Roadster - Five passenger touring car with a rear
compartment that could be covered by a clever manipulation of the
folding back seat. When closed off, the car resembled a sporty roadster.
Coupe - Closed two-door body with room to accommodate 2-3 people. May
also have
rudimentary rear seat.
Coupe de Ville - Town Car.
Coupelet - Two-passenger model. When the top is folded, it becomes an
open runabout.
Demi-Sedan - Touring car with permanent top and glass side curtains.
Dickey - Rumble Seat
Drophead - A body style incorporating a folding roof and wind-up
windows. In its most typical form, a two-door, four seater, although
some were two-seaters. An alternate name was Cabriolet, which was
especially used in Germany for this style.
Epicyclic - Gears.
Estate Car - Station Wagon.
Gran Turismo - Gran Touring Car.
Governor - Control over engine speed, usually be means of an extra
throttle valve in the carburetor.
GT - Grand Touring Car.
GP - Grand Prix.
Hood - Front of car, usually covering the motor.
Horseless Carriage - To 1919
Horsepower - Unit measuring the ability of an engine to do work. 1 h.p.
equals 550 foot pounds per second.
Jug - Carburetor.
Landau - Two-seated vehicle.
Landaulette - A closed car, the rear portion of which could be opened in
fine weather.
Marque - A brand or make of car.
Mother-In-Law Seat - Single seat attached to back of car, forerunner of
rumble seat.
Muffler Cut-Out - A foot controlled valve which attached to the exhaust
pipe just ahead of the muffler. It was used for silence or added power.
Octoauto - First appeared in 1911 and was named for its eight wheels.
Opera Coupe - A closed car, two doors, with folding seat beside the
driver; the rear seat was offset to the right and wide enought for only
two people. Sometimes called a Victoria.
Pioneer - The original car of a company that prepared the way for
others.
Planet - Gears.
Roadster - An open car with a single seat.
Runabout - A general term for a light two-seater car of the early
1900's, especially those made in America.
Running Board - A step running all or partly around the side of a
vehicle to facilitate entrance and exit. No longer included on most
cars.
Saloon - Sedan.
Sedan - Car with two or four door body, seating four or more passengers
including the driver. Provides more space between front and rear seats
than coupe.
Sedanca de Ville - Town Car.
Shooting Brake - Station Wagon.
Silencer - Muffler.
Silver Ghost - Rolls first introduced to the public in 1907 after
introducing it to industry in 1906. The name comes from its silver color
and the silence of the engine.
Speedster - Car which had low, rounded and nearly pointed streamlined
rear decks. Generally a sporty type of roadster.
Sports Phaeton - An early name for an open car, especially used in the
term double phaeton, which was a four or five-seater tourer. The term
was also applied to some American four-door convertible sedans of the
1920's and 1930's.
Suicide Doors - Rear hinged front doors. Gracefully curved, they were
not tightly closed at high speeds and the wind could whip them open
quickly.
Tonneau - An enclosed rear part of a car body containing the passenger
seats; a body including such a compartment.
Touring Car - An open automobile with front and rear seats and often a
top.
Town Car - American term for coupe de ville. A body style in which the
passenger compartment was closed, but the driver was exposed to the
weather. For the 1920's onward, a sliding roof was often provided. These
were designed to be chauffeur driven.
Underslung - See Opera Coupe.
Victoria - See Opera Coupe.
Vintage - The cars that were mass produced and manufactured between 1920
and 1942. Usually cars which were produced without regard to individual
craftsmanship of a high quality.
Window Strap - Before the 1920's, windows in closed cars were raised and
lowered by attached straps. It was necessary to secure the straps so
windows could remain in the desired position. By the mid-1920's, modern
crank type window raisers were standard equipment.
Winter Front - Shutters on the radiators which could be opened and
closed.
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