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SV: 'DICKEY' SEATS

To: "Gerry Willburn" <Gerry.Willburn@trw.com>
Subject: SV: 'DICKEY' SEATS
From: "Bjørn Schage" <schage@online.no>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 10:55:27 +0200
Hi Gerry.

I thought those seats were named "Lady-killers"!

Bjørn, Norway



>The references that I have seen to "Mother-in-Law" seats was to the seat out
>in front of the front axle in early Edwardian cyclecars.
>
>Makes sense.
>
>Gerry
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Harald Sakshaug [SMTP:harald.sakshaug@datapower.no]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 6:23 AM
>> To: morgans@autox.team.net
>> Subject: SV: 'DICKEY' SEATS
>> Importance: High
>> 
>> In norwegian they are called "svigermorsete". Whick directly translated
>> to English means "a seat for the mother-in-law".
>> But I guess none of you really wanted to know that...
>> 
>> But anyway, what better name is there for these seats ?
>> If you ever have to drive with you mother in law, put her in the dickey
>> seat and raise the hood, haha....
>> 
>> BRgds,
>>                _\\///_      
>>               (' O-O ')        EMAIL:  Harald.Sakshaug@DataPower.NO
>>          -ooO-(_)-Ooo-------  Harald Sakshaug  -- 74160652  -----
>>                                        URL:
>> http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/3011/
>> 
>> 
>> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>> Fra: Ernest(Chip) Brown [SMTP:ebrown@ms.com]
>> Sendt: 1. juni 1999 14:51
>> Til: ROWEMOGS@aol.com
>> Kopi: morgans@autox.team.net
>> Emne: Re: 'DICKEY' SEATS
>> 
>> They were called 'rumble seats' over here. Chip Brown
>


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