20. American cars have hoods, trunks and fenders. What corresponding parts do British cars have?
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Answer:
Bonnets, boots and wings
American hood = British bonnet (covers engine, usually at front)
American trunk = British boot (storage area, usually at the back)
American fender = British wing (covers the wheel)
American bumper = British fender (on the front to absorb collision impact)
I have absolutely no idea why British cars have bonnets, boots, and wings, they just do. Hoods are a bit of a mystery, too, although trunks surely derive from the fact that in the stagecoach days in the U.S., passengers' trunks were strapped on to the back of the vehicle. In fact, some models of early cars had an actual trunk attached on a rack at the rear of the car. The fender of an American car is the part that covers the wheel (which the British would call a wing), although many confuse it with the bumper, sometimes called the bumper bar, which is on the front and/or rear, and is designed to absorb the impact in a minor collision.
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