Vehicle Terminology "Slang"

[khryslerkid]

You hear slang terms when talking about our cars. You wonder who came up with some of them. Things like "Loud Pedal" meaning gas pedal. "One Wheel Peel" meaning burning rubber with an open rear. So let's hear some that you have used or know of over the years. It can pertain to anything automotive.

 

[69Coronetrt]

3/4 and full race cam

 

[Basket case]

get some tire...peeling out.

 

[beanhead]

Referring to pistons as 'slugs'
'peg-leg' rear end
"grind 'em to find 'em" for the stick shift challenged folks
ELEPHANT!
At the family trucking yard when I was a kid they all called bungee cords 'rubber snubbers'.

 

[sam dupont]

souped up motor

 

[Mike67]

Shoes ( wheels/tires), banging ( shifting)
stall ( don't all automatics have converters??? but meaning a larger than stock), hammer down ( step on the gas pedal hard)
And from other than hot rod culture you have whips, donks, slabs, trues, ....

 

[WileE]

Motorhead. Gearhead. Grease monkey. Bumpstick. Knuckle-buster (long-throw pistol grip).

 

[64fury74charger]

Everyone knows what a STOP sign means right?

spin tires on pavement

 

[khryslerkid]

Everyone knows what a STOP sign means right?

spin tires on pavement

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Then a minute later S.T.O.P means Stupid Trooper On Patrol!

 

[Dave6T4]

"3 on the tree" for column shifted manual trans
"Slushbox" for any automatic trans
"Stovebolt" for Chevie 6 cylinder
"Bowtie" for Chev's
"Nail Valve" for early Buick V-8

 

[jimt1971rr]

"Brights" for high beams.
"Park anywhere lights" for hazards or emergency flashers.

 

[eldubb440]

the indestructible "leaning tower of power"

riding on "balony skins"

 

[slimt]

Ford aka Shitbox.

 

[eldubb440]

Ford aka Shitbox.

lol........... "fag-stang"

 

[khryslerkid]

lol........... "fag-stang"

Lol... Horse Turd

Found On Roadside Dumps

 

[eldubb440]

road head

 

[Danny Boy]

Lay a patch
That car is "trick"

 

[Mike67]

May pops...

 

[Hikin Mike]

"Pizza Cutters" = Skinny (front) tire/wheels

 

[Kern Dog]

souped up motor

Yeah...I just installed some Minestrone Pistons, chicken noodle headers and a vegetable beef carburetor!