I've just been discussing cars on a language forum and have received a photograph of a 1946 or 1947 16hp (front on, so I can't tell exactly which model it is)...
Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Bob Holbert? Mail to his bigpond.com address has been bouncing since 31 December. (Please reply off-list if...
HI MARTIN There were quite a number of early 16hp cars sold in portugal, unfortunately the numbers of the registration were never known by ASM, hence I dont...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 2, 2004 9:01 am
1937
Hi Penn, The family only had the car for a few years, so there would be no chance of getting the chassis number, unfortunately, but the owner's surname was ...
HI MARTIN Sorry I have no record of a BRAGA surname amongst the very few. Without more information I think their chances are very very slim of finding out. I...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 2, 2004 9:41 pm
1939
Previous discussion on this site has pondered the application of the name "Tempest" to an Armstrong-Siddeley motor car, more than a decade before a Pontiac of...
Hi Penn - thanks for this info. I am glad the car has survived and been restored. As I mentioned the photos definitely show a Whitley "razor edge" roof and not...
HI IAN There are two articles with Chris Massey the first one on the Tempest and the other on the Tycane as if is better described (Hurricane made into a ...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 6, 2004 10:11 pm
1942
At 10:11 a.m. 7/05/2004, ROBERT PENN BRADLY wrote... ... I suspect there's a question of local terminology usage behind the utilities/pick-ups business. When...
Hello Martin, Here in the UK, a pick-up is a small, usually two seater, vehicle with an open load bed in place of the rear seats and boot. In other words what...
I have always understood that 'pick-up' was an English expression and could be applied to many vehicles originally intended to designate vehicles that were...
The distinction that Penn Bradly seems to be making between utilities and pick ups is this: Utilities are seen to be sedan derivatives. The bodywork is...
HI MARTIN Its not a case of what the un-informed call them its the correct terminology as used by ASM that concerns me. A true ute (utility if you give them...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 6, 2004 11:32 pm
1948
HI Keith What you say is correct but the AS18 hp utes are a style sided vehicle that is attractive and not obviously a work vehicle it is a lovely cross...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 6, 2004 11:43 pm
1949
OK youse guys!! Here's the word from North America. A pick up is a North American version of a small truck. They come in two sizes. Half ton and three quarters...
Hi Martin and all, Just in reply to your question re "Pick-ups" and "Utes" --- I for one had never heard of a "Ute" until quite some time after joining the ...
Hello Martin et al, Further joint research by self and spouse reveals the following definitions: a). "pick-up" --- a small truck with an open body used for...
HI FRANK You have no soul with these things, not only do you suggest that they are the same which they are not, you will offend the truck fraternity as well as...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 7, 2004 11:25 pm
1953
i owned the typhoon for a number of years before selling it to a club member in australia around 8 years ago it was in fair condition and i am very glad it has...
Hi Penn, Nope! Not convinced yet other than to accept that Australians and New Zealanders prefer to recognise Utes and Pick-ups as different vehicle types if...
Hi Frank, No offence intended. Anyone who considers a pickup and a ute as one and the same is talking twaddle. ( Dickens probably would have mentioned...
Ian Franklin
franklini@...
May 8, 2004 11:27 am
1956
Hello Frank, Can't help but step in. It's "CHOOKS", Frank, not "CHUCKS" As in "I hope all your "CHOOKS" turn into emus and kick the side of your "CHOOKHOUSE"...
Mervyn Archdall
marchdall@...
May 8, 2004 4:58 pm
1957
Hi Merv, Nice to hear from you again I still have two window winder handle knobs for you here. Swap them for a secret copy of your Antipode Thesaurus? Found a...
Thanks to everyone who has replied on this subject. Speaking as (a) a linguist, (b) someone who is stuck in nationality limbo between the UK and NZ, and (c)...
Penn. Depends on where you hang your hat as to terminology. Cheverolet in 36 and for a couple years after that, took a buisness coupe removed the trunk lid...
Thanks for the diplomacy Martin!!!! Well said. Good Cheers to everybody : )) Ian Franklin. ... From: "Martin Purdy" <translate@...> To:...
Ian Franklin
franklini@...
May 8, 2004 10:00 pm
1962
HI Frank Stella is correct but her findings fail to show the cultural differences. I note that you say Aust and New Zealand, its not the case as their...
ROBERT PENN BRADLY
bradly@...
May 9, 2004 3:17 am
1963
HI FRANK The English language needs refining in the Uk about UTES. The ASM language was spot in so why cant we use the correct terms. The slooppy useage of...
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