Don Spence wrote:
>
> It is so called because it is a "vent" and it is located in the
> "skittle". ( The part of the body sometimes called the "cowl" at the
> base of the windscreen.)
> Hence the term "skittle shake" or "cowl shake" when describing the
> movement of this area during spirited driving, due to the inherent
> instability of this "peninsula" to which other body parts are attached.
>
> As an aside I must say for a group so dedicated to British
> automobiles... there is an astounding lack of understanding of them.
> Could I hazard a guess that a lot of you on this list are younger than
> your cars and as such are rather new to Triumphs, as opposed to the rest
> of us old farts who grew up with them and thoroughly lived the heritage,
> glamour and skinned knuckles. :>')
> Cheerio!
Let me get this straight...a scuttle vent is called a scuttle vent
because 1) it's a vent and 2) it's located in the scuttle - how very
clever!! Too bad the rest of us don't have the same in-depth
understanding of these cars. Thanks for sharing, Don.
Michael Ferguson
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