Just as they have different terms for tools and car parts,
British and American English have different terms for body
styles. I read a British magazine that had a review of a
1955 Chevy Bel Air two-door hard top, and they thought that
the hard top was popular because "it allowed the drivers to
experience open-air motoring with the comfort and security
of a solid roof when desired." (Of course, that's dating
myself; how many people here remember US two-door hard tops?)
You mean, like, my Mom's '57 T-Bird (Stepfather bought it new in
October, 1957; been in the family ever since...)? It's hard to
tell which car garners more looks - my olde Europa or my Mom's
T-Bird (at least I've never had anyone ask me if the T-Bird was
a kit car...).
Which segue's nicely into a off-the-wall and not veddy Brit-Car
[Damn Damn Damn I think I just sent a not-yet-finished copy out to
the net...sorry] question: when did California go to the Gold-on-Black
style plate? I always thought the ARC-311 plate on the T-Bird was the
original, but someone told me that California didn't go to that style
until the early '60ies.
-RDH
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