British Term

American Term

accumulator actuator Artic (articulated lorry) baulk ring bonnet boot bulkhead choke tube core plug crocodile clip crosshead crown wheel cubby box damper drive shaft drophead coupe dynamo earth estate fascia fixed-head coupe Gallon (Imperial) gearbox hood jointing compound lorry monocoque MOT = Ministry of Transport nave plate nose paraffin pinking prop shaft petrol prise quarterlight rev counter ring gear roadster roundabout RoStyle saloon scuttle side curtains silencer sill spanner squab suction advance sump thrust bearing tickover top gear torch trunnion Tyre wheel Whitworth windscreen wing

battery switch or servo tractor-trailer synchro ring hood trunk firewall venturi freeze plug alligator clip Phillips ring gear glove box or glove compartment shock absorber half shaft or axle shaft convertible version of 2 door coupe generator ground station wagon dashboard 2-door coupe 5 US Quarts transmission convertible top gasket sealant truck unibody DOT = Department of Transportation hubcap front of car kerosene knocking or pinging drive shaft gasoline pry vent window tachometer flywheel gear, or starter gear car that only comes in a convertible style rotary, traffic circle type of steel wheel (as opposed to wire) 2 or 4-door sedan cowl removable side windows muffler rocker panel wrench part of seat vacuum advance oil pan throwout bearing idle high gear flashlight sliding or rotating joint (suspension) tire lug nut British thread measuring standard windshield fender

Source: Edited from an original on the 'Scions of Lucas' [UK] website