Abbreviations

ABBREVIATION

MEANING

2D

2-DOOR

2HT

2-DOOR HARDTOP COUPE

3-2

3  2-BARREL  CARBURETORS

4 BC

4 BARREL CARBURETOR

4BBL

4 BARREL CARBURETOR

4D

4-DOOR

4WD

4-WHEEL DRIVE

ASSY

ASSEMBLY

AT

AUTOMATIC  TRANSMISSION

ATC

AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL , AS COMPARED TO MANUAL AC

AUX

AUXILIARY

B

BARRACUDA

B

BUICK

BLEM

BLEMISHED

C

CHEVROLET

C

CHRYSLER

CAD

CADMIUM

CAD

CADILLAC

CAM

CAMARO

CC

COMMERCIAL  CHASSIS

CHII

CHEVY II  OR NOVA

CHVL

CHEVELLE

CI

CUBIC INCH DISPLACEMENT

CIG

CIGARETTE

COE

CAB OVER ENGINE (TRUCK)

CONV

CONVERTIBLE

CVL

CHEVELLE

CYL

CYLINDER

D

DODGE

D-D

DUBL-DUTI  ,  STEP-VAN

DE

DUAL EXHAUST

DEV LENGTH

DEVELOPED LENGTH; LENGTH WHEN CURVED PIECE IS STRAIGHTENED, LIKE A TAILPIPE PULLED STRAIGHT

DIA

DIAMETER

DIST

IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR

ENG

ENGINE

ETO

EARLY TAKE OFF , TAKEN OFF & NEW PART PUT ON TO TEST FOR DIAGNOSIS,OR WHATEVER

EX

EXCEPT

EXC

EXCEPT

FS

FULL-SIZE  CARS , AS OPPOSED TO COMPACT OR MID-SIZED

GR

GROUP  ,  THE NUMBER  GM  USES TO GROUP LIKE PARTS TOGETHER IN THEIR PARTS CTALOGS

HD

HEAVY DUTY

HL

HEADLIGHT

HM

HYDRA-MATIC  TRANSMISSION

HPER

HIGH PERFORMANCE

HT

HYDRA-MATIC  TRANSMISSION

HT

HARDTOP

IMP

IMPERIAL

IMP

IMPALA

JT

JETAWAY TRANSMISSION

K

CADILLAC

L

DART

LCF

LOW CAB FORWARD   ( TRUCK )

LF

LEFT FRONT

LH

LEFT HAND ,  WHEN SITTING IN VEHICLE

LT

LIGHT

MC

MONTE CARLO

NIMB

NOT IN MY BOOKS

NORS

NEW,OLD REPLACEMENT STOCK , NOT OEM ; AFTERMARKET, LIKE NAPA,MOOG,TRW,ETC

NSN

NOT SURE OF NUMBER

NSOP

PART NUMBER IS STAMPED,PRINTED ON, OR CAST IN PART

O

OLDSMOBILE

OAI

OUTSIDE AIR INDUCTION

OEM

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER

OH

ON HAND

OL

OVERALL LENGTH

P

PONTIAC

PASS

PASSENGER CAR

PG

POWERGLIDE

PS

POWER STEERING

PW

POWER WINDOW

R

BELVEDERE

RB

REPLACED BY

RETROFIT

A PART THAT REPLACES A PRIOR LISTING OR ADDS COVERAGE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS THAN ORIGINALLY

RF

RIGHT FRONT

RH

RIGHT HAND ,  WHEN SITTING IN VEHICLE

S

DeSOTO

SER

SERIES

SHOPWEAR

WEAR FROM BEING MOVED AROUND ON SHELF  OR IN & OUT OF CONTAINER

SPD

SPEED

ST

STANDARD  (SYNCHROMESH)  TRANSMISSION

SW

SWITCH

SYNCHRO

SYNCHRONIZER

T

TRUCK

TH

TURBO HYDRA-MATIC

THM

TURBO HYDRA-MATIC TRANSMISSION

TI

TRANSISTORIZED  IGNITION

TILT

TILT STEERING WHEEL

TORO

TORONADO

TRANS

TRANSMISSION

TS

TURN SIGNAL

UHV

ULTRA HIGH VOLTAGE   ( TRANSISTOR IGNITION )

UNOP

UNOPENED

UNP

UNPACKAGED

V

VALIANT

Vcode

VEHICLE CODE,  ABBREVIATION FOR THE MODEL OF VEHICLE

W

CORONET

W/O

WHEEL OPENING

WB

WHEELBASE

WS

WINDSHIELD

Y

IMPERIAL

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