More Trivia

[HB Chris]

December always seems to be slow month for posting so I thought I would throw this one out for everyone to ponder.

The packing slip or PACKZETTEL lists a:

Unterleggummi (Kennzeichen) which translates to rubber support/shim/flag according to Google. Any ideas concerning what this might be?

 

[pmansson]

Rubber seal on rear licenceplate lights....? make sense??

 

[Arde]

December always seems to be slow month for posting so I thought I would throw this one out for everyone to ponder.

The packing slip or PACKZETTEL lists a:

Unterleggummi (Kennzeichen) which translates to rubber support/shim/flag according to Google. Any ideas concerning what this might be?

Easy. Unterleggumi decomposes as Unter-Leg-Gummi, Unter means under or below, Leg as something for lower extremities, and Gummi is of course rubber or gum.

Ergo Unterleggumies are Galoshes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galoshes

How can something "Over" be designated "Unter"? Simple, when you stand up Galoshes are under the shoe and in contact with the floor.

 

[HB Chris]

Peder, These are items that were shipped loose or perhaps added at the port. They include the jack, chock, tool kit, owner's manual, license plate bracket and hub caps.

Arde, I need to find my galoshes! I actually had a pair a while back, even here in sunny SoCal.