"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/03/2015 at 11:09 • Filed to: None
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ly2v8-Brian
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/03/2015 at 11:19 |
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This is a Chevrolet/Ford CMP lorry built for the British and Commonwealth forces.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> ly2v8-Brian
02/03/2015 at 11:23 |
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Yes. As I said in the post title. However, I did not further describe what it was, so mea culpa. Not sure what's under the tarp off to the right, probably just a Jeep, but who knows?
itschrome
> ly2v8-Brian
02/03/2015 at 11:24 |
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where does the term lorry come from? whats the historical root of that word? I have always wondered that..
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ly2v8-Brian
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/03/2015 at 11:28 |
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M38A1
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ly2v8-Brian
> itschrome
02/03/2015 at 11:33 |
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Different term like what an American calls a hood is what a Brit calls a bonnet.
From Wiki:
The word "truck" might come from a back-formation of "truckle" with the meaning "small wheel", "pulley", from Middle English trokell , in turn from Latin trochlea . Another explanation is that it comes from Latin trochus with the meaning of "iron hoop". In turn, both go back to Greek trokhos () meaning "wheel" from trekhein (, "to run"). The first known usage of "truck" was in 1611 when it referred to the small strong wheels on ships' cannon carriages. In its extended usage it came to refer to carts for carrying heavy loads, a meaning known since 1771. With the meaning of "motor-powered load carrier", it has been in usage since 1930, shortened from "motor truck", which dates back to 1916. [4] [5]
"Lorry" has a more uncertain origin, but probably has its roots in the rail transport industry, where the word is known to have been used in 1838 to refer to a type of truck (a freight car as in British usage, not a bogie as in the American), specifically a large flat wagon. It probably derives from the verb lurry (to pull, tug) of uncertain origin. With the meaning of "self-propelled vehicle for carrying goods" it has been in usage since 1911. [6] [7]
Before that, the word "lorry" was used for a sort of big horse-drawn goods wagon
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itschrome
> ly2v8-Brian
02/03/2015 at 11:37 |
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hood/bonnet, I always got that. I was just thinking the other day "Why lorry? whats the root fo that?" know I know.. thank you!
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ly2v8-Brian
> itschrome
02/03/2015 at 11:41 |
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Your welcome! Occasionally the internet can be useful.