N.O.S. FE-FC P/Van N/S/R Quarter panel

[ACE]

For Sale
1 N.O.S N/S/R Quarter panel to suit a FE-FC Panel Van.
$350
Send me a p.m if interested.
ACE 

[Stash]

whats N/S/R ?
which side is it on? or this that the R?

[fcwrangler]

John, nsr mean near side rear,,, so it would be the LH rear 1/4.
Regards Jim

[Stash]

near to what? 

[OldGMHolden]

That "near" or "off" side thing always has me confused.
I've been driving nearly 50 years, and never could understand it fully.

I once read that the left side, being near the footpath, was the "near" side.
Then why is the right the "off" side?
And in truckie jargon, why is the passenger (on the near side) called the "off-sider"?

Come on my learned friends, enlighten me.

Gaz

[mcl1959]

In the deep dark British past when referring to auto replacement parts the near side and off side were introduced as being the best way to identify which side of the car was being talked about.
LH and RH was no good because it depends on which direction you were facing. When sitting in the car the LH headlight is different to the LH headlight when you have the bonnet open and are staring at the engine.
Similarly drivers side and passenger side was no good if you have a mix of LHD and RHD cars on the road.

I think it is / was exclusively used in British colonies
Maybe truckies have an offsider for the same reason stagecoaches have men who ride shotgun

Ken

[Stash]

thanks Ken, you learn something new every day. 

[OldGMHolden]

Thanks Ken,

After a fair bit of Googling, I found the same result.
I also found the off-sider origin.
It was the name given to the bullockies assistant who always walked on the off-side of the team.
This term gradually flowed on to many other occupations, and seems to be confined to Australia/NZ.

A bit off-topic, but of interest to us old farts.
Cheers,
Gaz

[Ed]

sent you a PM ACE.


Cheers

Ed

[ACE]

G'day Ed,
I've replied to your p.m
ACE 

[NosFEratu]

Nearside is a reference used in horse riding.  Traditionally you mount a horse on the near side (the left) the right side is referred to off side.  A lot of car terms relate back to horse and carts.

regards

John the Butler