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Car Parts English-German Part 1

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

This is my car parts dictionary. It certainly isn’t complete but it might be a little help for those who restore German cars and don’t have an English manual. Every month I will add more parts.

English German
accelerator cable Gaszug
air filter Luftfilter
armature Anker
automatic gear-shift lever Automatik-Schalthebel
automatic gearbox Automatikgetriebe
axle drive shaft Antriebswelle
back seat Rücksitz
backup light Rückfahrscheinwerfer
ball rod ends Spurstangenköpfe
battery Batterie
bearing bush Lagerbüchse
bodywork Karosserie
bonnet Kühlerhaube
boot Kofferraum
brake Bremse
brake Bremspedal
brake chamber Bremszylinder
brake fluid Bremsflüssigkeit
brake hose Bremsschlauch
brake shoe Bremsbacke
breaker Unterbrecher
breeches pipe Gabelrohr
bumper Stossstange

Triumph Roadster 1800/2000

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

The Triumph Roadster 1800/2000, designed by Frank Callaby, certainly was a very special car.

First sold in 1946, it was to combine luxury and sportiness and was one of the first cars produces after World War II. A soft top  convertible. It was far from being sportive though, with only 65 bhp (68 bhp for the 2000) and a pretty high kerb weight of about 1200 kg.

Even though it was a beautiful car, just by the way it looked, only 2501 of the 1800 and 2000 of the 2000 were sold. Only 184 of these were exported.