On Jul 6, 2004, at 16:45, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> Nope, probably what is showing is just our "old timer-ness"
> (and/or possibly your relative newbie-ness). :-) Back in the
> late 70s and early 80s when these vehicles started to become
> popular, they were trikes - 3 wheelers, which were called "All
> Terrain Cycles", or ATCs for short.
ah-ha! the truth will out =)
I never heard an AT* for 3-wheelers, and that's what they've always
been to me. I rarely say ATV, either - just 4-wheeler. Of course that
leads to some nomenclature overlap WRT truckers bitching about
light-duty vehicle drivers, but that hasn't been a problem yet, so I'm
sticking with 4-wheeler <g>
thanks for the explanation, anyway =)
-- Michael Maskalans <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dak/> '98 Dakota CC 4x4 318 '84 RamCharger 4x4 360 mobile.612.618.4652 campus.585.274.2246 fax.954.697.0487
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