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Vacuum Lines and Hoses - Flexible tubing used to carry air, fluids, vapors or pressurized gas.
Valve Clearance - The maximum amount of space between a rocker arm or cam and the part it contacts to actuate a valve.
Valve Gear Type - The number of camshafts used by an engine, as well as their orientation in relation to its valves.
Valves Per Cylinder - The total number of intake and exhaust valves employed in each individual cylinder of an engine.
Vanity Mirrors - Mirrors commonly placed on the underside of a vehicles sun visors intended to be used for personal grooming.
Variable Gear Ratio Steering Assembly - The steering mechanism that converts the rotational motion of a steering wheel to the side-to-side motion of a lever that is connected to the steering linkage.
Variable Valve Timing - An engine feature that allows the lift, timing or duration of the engines valvetrain to be changed dynamically while it is in operation.
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) - A unique serial number used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles. The VIN carries the serial number. model, year of manufacture and basic equipment information. VINs were first used in 1954. From 1954 to 1981, there was no accepted standard for these numbers, so different manufacturers used different formats. In 1981, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States standardized the format. It required all over-the-road-vehicles sold to contain a 17-character VIN, which do not include the letters I (i), O (o), or Q (q) in order to avoid confusion with numerals 1 and 0. There are vehicle history services in several countries that can help potential car owners use VINs to find lemons and branded vehicles.
Vehicle Type - The type of vehicle class, examples of which are large cars, midsize cars, minivans, pickup trucks, small cars, special purpose vehicles, sports utility vehicles, station wagons and vans.
Victoria - A close-coupled two-door sedan or an enlarged coupe with a rear seat. Also a four-door open car with folding top over the rear seat only.
Video Game Input - A set of RCA plugs located in the rear passenger section of a vehicle.
Video Monitor - A color or monochromatic liquid crystal display used for information, navigation or video located in a vehicles dashboard, headliner or headrests.
Video Remote Control - A wireless device that uses infrared or radio frequency to control a vehicles video system.
Video Source - A device that produces a video signal to be displayed by a vehicles entertainment system.
Vintage - Formerly a term describing cars built between 1920 and 1930 but now used broadly, especially in England, to include cars manufactured between 1920 and 1942.
Vintage Car Era - The Vintage Car Era featured cars and trucks built between 1920 and 1930.
Vis a Vis - A term used generally to describe a seating arrangement where the passengers sit facing each other.
Here is a list of various Automotive Definitions. These are not specific to just Classic Cars, but covers all Automotive Definitions in general. This is not an all inclusive list and as we come across more, we will add them here. Drop us a note if you see something we missed.
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