Clarification

What is the correct name for the little English car that is used for drag racing ?
Sounds like Angelica, Anjelica.
I google that and all I can get is some not-so-skanky women !   

That'll be the Ford Anglia, Clay.

Over here in the UK it was built until about 1960,
and was known as the Ford Popular since the mid fifties, but retained it's Anglia name for export.


....now where do I find these not-so-skanky women ?

OK, Thanks Ron. Was able to Google the right spelling. So that appears to be what I have.



Might just try to reform this into a respectable street rod.    

Wait a minute, I think I found that kit at AK Collectibles.
Revell Austin gasser  ($21)    

What you have there was called an Austin Devon over here, and were built as a 2 and 4 door saloons
They are a bit larger than the Ford Anglia.
My uncle owned one, and I have always liked it's dumpy styling.

That is the Revell Austin kit, Clay.

Anglia to me always means the later one............which got dragged too

Here in the US this is the Anglia that we think of:



In the US this is called a Thames (pronounced "Tims") panel truck:

Dave from Pleasanton wrote:Here in the US this is the Anglia that we think of:

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In the US this is called a Thames (pronounced "Tims") panel truck:

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You lot might pronounce it Tims but it is pronounced the same as the river Thames.................   

Check out: austinworks.com for more pics of Austin Gassers!

Nice website Ron, thanks.

There had to be an A40 sport in the 50's section didn't there!
Got me thinking about a classic sports car again, there's a farm up here with one sitting part restored unless he's got rid of it in the last 2 years.

Tempting tempting tempting

A40 sports are rare beasts Colin, with only 4000 ever made.
Can't be many left now.
Doubt if there any bits left on the shelf for the aluminium body!

Geezerman wrote:What is the correct name for the little English car that is used for drag racing ?
Sounds like Angelica, Anjelica.
I google that and all I can get is some not-so-skanky women !    

And you're not going to share them?

I gathered up a couple of them at the ball park last night, but they had to go back to work.   

Oh my gosh, second on the right is MY wife!

You know how to have fun! I can't add anything else.

I'm speechless!!!

That's it. I am buying a Motorcycle.

arni wrote:

You lot might pronounce it Tims but it is pronounced the same as the river Thames.................   

We would call it "tames" rhymes with "planes". You lot are the ones who bollocks up words.

And yeah it does rhyme with the river, the "tims" (or "tems" if you prefer). Go back to chain yanking Nigel.   

Now we know where Mrs. Frenchie is, You sly dog   

Hope this is not the start of a verbal fight between Dave and Nigel...?
The reason we can communicate is because of a common language, regardless of how it sounds or spelt.
(yep, it is grammatically correct to use spelt over here).
Here in the UK there are numerous dialects, as in the US, and nobody in this country speaks like Royalty
- which I think is how most Americans think we speak.

I speak Yorkshire...occasionally missing out 'the'. - ie: 'Trouble with car'
and omitting the personal 'I' ....as in the first line of this post.

I've heard Thames as "Tems," so there's another variation. Somewhere on this site in the past I mentioned a man who did an around-the-British-isles in a minute accents. Many alterations and they go back to the early influences from travel, invasions, etc. The Beatles said the reason for much of their creativity was Liverpool being a port, with many outside influences coming to them. Thanx for the language variations. Days later I still can't get over that Rayettes foto!

dadooronron wrote:Hope this is not the start of a verbal fight between Dave and Nigel...?
The reason we can communicate is because of a common language, regardless of how it sounds or spelt.
(yep, it is grammatically correct to use spelt over here).
Here in the UK there are numerous dialects, as in the US, and nobody in this country speaks like Royalty
- which I think is how most Americans think we speak.

I speak Yorkshire...occasionally missing out 'the'. - ie: 'Trouble with car'
and omitting the personal 'I' ....as in the first line of this post.

Nope, just Nigel and me engaging in verbal chain yanking. Hopefully no one will be offended by my comments. I love travelling to the British Isles and really enjoy the differences between American and British English.

As to American dialects, it seems that they are disappearing with most people watching lots of TV and listening to music. Kinda sad actually. Much like the disappearance of so many of the region retail stores.