Do British automobiles have wheels?

[Alpo]

I know there's a few Brits here, so they should know.


British cars do not have a windshield. They have a windscreen. They do not have a trunk. They have a boot. They do not have a roof. That is the hood. If you thought the hood was over the engine, you were wrong. That is the bonnet. They also don't run on tires. They have tyres.


So with all these differences, I just wondered whether the tyres were mounted on wheels, or on something else.

 

[Rustyt1953]

"Wheel" is exceptable.

 

[deadin]

I seem to remember that hubcaps are "knave plates".

 

[ladder13]

"Wheel" is exceptable.

Most of the tyme.

 

[Sistema1927]

Just make sure that you have colour matching wheels.

 

[Kiwi cop]

Only when the tyres are whitewalls.

Otherwise they are rims and hubs.

 

[WardenRoss]

I added panniers to both my Triumph motorbikes. The UPS lorry delivered them.

I also loved doing the ton, occasionally. Of course you need good binders if you ride fast.

And you know I modded the silencer.

 

[gman51]

I believe wheels are called spokes.

 

[LVSteve]

They do not have a roof. That is the hood.

It's only a hood on a convertible, otherwise it's just a roof.

Bigger question, why would anybody own a convertible in the British climate.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Bigger question, why would anybody own a convertible in the British climate.

To show off their new macs.

 

[DeathGrip]

Bigger question, why would anybody own a convertible in the British climate.

I always wondered. I guess if you don't know, I'll never know.

 

[DeathGrip]

To show off their new macs.

What's a macs?

I'm afraid to have asked.....

 

[Rustyt1953]

What's a macs?

I'm afraid to have asked.....

Raincoats.

 

[Mexican Kerry]

Bigger question, why would anybody own a convertible in the British climate.

Because when you have a day like this, its worth it! Our summers in western Canada are short compared to some, but I wouldn't live anywhere else.

Cars courtesy of my dad, we took a few out this morning and had a convoy to go out for breakfast.

My son driving the '56 100-4 with my dad coaching:

Me and two of my other kids in the '61 3000 2+2:

By the way, everything you've heard about old British cars seems to be true. Today was the first time I'd driven one. The horn button and trim ring popped off into my lap when I activated the trafficator before making a turn.

There: a new Brit automotive term, trafficator. I've always called it a turn signal.

My years of watching Top Gear and Grand Tour paid off, when the parts came whizzing off I exclaimed "Bloody Nora!" and my kids both laughed and knew what I meant.

 

[rwsmith]

It helps...

It helps if you are good with a spanner when you drive motor cars.

 

[rwsmith]

"Raincoats"

Raincoats.

:Raincoats" are slang for another piece of paraphernalia.

'Mac' = Charles Macintosh (Often spelled 'Mackentosh') a Scotsman who invented rubberised fabric.

 

[Absalom]

All right, since we're talking about British English and this is a gun forum, that's enough excuse for a clip about funny-talking Brits and guns

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ng3fG1u4Xg[/ame]

 

[Rustyt1953]

:Raincoats" are slang for another piece of paraphernalia.

'Mac' = Charles Macintosh (Often spelled 'Mackentosh') a Scotsman who invented rubberised fabric.

 

[Alpo]

On another board a poster made the comment that the only thing "modern" Land Rovers have in common with "real" Land Rovers, is that they both have wheels and windshields.


I corrected him, telling him that Land Rovers did not have windshields. They had windscreens.


And then I wondered if they had wheels.

 

[Alpo]

What's a macs?

I'm afraid to have asked.....

Depends on which side of the Channel you're on.


In Britain, it's raingear. In France, it's a pimp.