To us, there is nothing better that spending a Sunday afternoon searching through the classic car classified ads. And, if it’s the week Hemmings arrived in the mail, well that’s just a little bit of heaven.
For the first time classic car buyer, these ads can get a bit frustrating if they don’t understand the full description of a car due to the use of abbreviations. Space is the commodity with advertising; abbreviation and brevity is required to get the most into an ad.
To help you have as much fun as we do; this is a list of the most utilized abbreviations, and their meanings, used in classic car ads.
- 2D = 2 Door
4D = 4 Door
AC or A/C = Air Conditioned
AT or A/T = Automatic Transmission
BRG = British Racing Green
CID = Cubic Inch Displacement
CV = Convertible
F/AC or F/AC = Factory-Installed Air Conditioning
FHC = Fixed Head Coupe
FS or F/S = Fender Skirts
FWD = Front Wheel Drive
HP = Horsepower
HT or HDTP = Hardtop
LHD = Left-Hand Drive
LWB = Long Wheel Base
NEG = Price is Negotiable
NOS = New Old Stock
NORS= New Old Restored Stock
OBO = Or Best Offer
P/ = Prefix Denoting Powered Feature
PA or P/A = Power Antenna
PB or P/B = Power Brakes
PDB = Power Disk Brakes
PDL or P/L = Power [Door] Locks
PS or P/S = Power Steering
SR = Sun Roof
PT or P/T = Power Top
PW or P/W = Power Windows
RHD = Right Hand Drive
RS or R/S = Rumble Seat
RT or R/T = Removable Top
RWD = Rear Wheel Drive
S/W = Station Wagon
WB = Wheel Base
