ENGLISH = AMERICAN
Accelerator = Gas pedal
Aerial = Antenna
Ammeter = Amperage gauge
Anti roll bar = Sway bar
Big end bearing = Rod bearing
Bonnet = Hood
Boot = Trunk
Bootlid = Trunk door
Botched = Modified
Bottom = Low gear
Bulkhead = Firewall
Bush = Bushing
Cam follower = Valve lifter
Catch = Latch
Carburettor = Carbureator
Circlip = Snag ring
Clearance = Lash
Cobbled = Bondoed
Colour = Color
Crownwheel ring = great (diff)
Damper = Shock absorber
Dashpots = Carburetor tops
Demister = Defogger
DHC = Covertible (Drop Head Coupe)
Dipper = High/Low beams
Disc = Rotor (brakes)
Distance = Piece spacer
Drop arm = Pitman arm
Dynamo = Generator
Earth = Ground
Engineers blue = Prussian blue
Estate car = Station wagon
Exhaust = Manifold header
Fault finding = Troubleshooting
FHC = Coupe (Fixed Head Coupe)
Float chamber = Float bowl
Freeplay = Lash
Freewheel = Coast
Fuel Filler = Gas Cap
Fuel Contents Gauge = Gas gauge
Gearbox = Transmission
Gearchange = Shift
Grubscrew set = Screw/Allan screw
Gudgeon pin = Wrist pin (also piston pin)
Halfshaft = Axleshaft
Handbrake = Parking brake
Hardura = Hardura
Header Tank = Radiator Overflow Tank
Headlamps = Headlights
Hood = Convertible top
Hotspot = Heat riser
Ignition Switch = Ignition
Indicator = Turn signal
Interior Light = Dome lamp
Layshaft = Countershaft (gearbox)
Lash = Clearance
Leading shoe = Primary shoe (brakes)
Litre = Liter
Locks = Latches
Methylated Spirit (metho = Denatured alcohol
Moquette = Moquette
Motorway = Freeway
Nave plate = Hub cap
Near side = Left side
Numberplate = License plate
Off side = Right side
OTS = Convertible (open two seater)
Paraffin = Kerosene
Petrol = Gas
Petrol powered water blaster = Steam cleaner
Petrol tank = Gas tank
Pinking = Pinging
Prise = Pry
Prop shaft = Drive shaft
Quarterlight = Quarter window
Retread = Recap
Reverse = Backup
Revolution Counter = Tachometer
Rocker cover = Valve cover
Saloon = Sedan
Seized = Frozen
Shot Blasted = Bead Blasted
Sidelight = Parking light
Silencer = Muffler
Sill panel = Rocker panel (beneath door)
Small end/little end = Piston pin or wrist pin
Spanner = Wrench
Spat = Fender skirt
Spinners = Knock-offs
Split pin = Cotter pin
Steering arm = Spindle arm
Sump = Oil pan
Swarf metal = Chips/debris
Tab washer = Tang or lock
Tappet = Valve lifter
Thrust bearing = Throw out bearing
Top gear = High
Torch = Flashlight
Trackrod = Tie rod (or connecting rod)
Trailing shoe = Secondary shoe (brakes)
Tyres = Tires
Van panel = Wagon
Venturi = Choke
Vice = Vise
Voltage Stabilizer = Voltage Regulator
Wheel nut = Lug nut
Windscreen = Windshield
Wing = Fender
Wing valence = Fender skirt