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Old 09-28-2025, 11:07 AM
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Have to wonder about the Brits. Why don't they speak proper Engish. The engine of the car is under a bonnet-a hat. If, you ever owned a British car. I makes total sense. You constantly need to take the hat off to try to keep it running. Oh and mine needed three sets of tools SAE Standard-American. Metric and Whtiworth old British.
British cars have always been like jigsaw puzzles. I remember the wide gaps between body panels on my friend's 80's Jaguars. Not very tight tolerances all around.
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