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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6657609" data-attributes="member: 177">A little poking around suggests that &quot;lorry&quot; comes to us from the English railroad.&nbsp; Might have its roots in &quot;lurry&quot;, which back in the 1500s meant &quot;to drag about&quot;.A car afficionado may correct me if I am wrong, but back in the day, often the engine of the car was in the back, and the storage compartment in the front, like a classic VW Bug.&nbsp; So, it isn't thinking about the car as a body.As far as I can tell, the term &quot;boot&quot; comes from the times of horse and carriage.&nbsp; The best statement of it I have seen is thus:&quot;In the case of the English &quot;boot&quot;, the origin is that in the 18th and 19th centuries, the coachman used to sit on a locker where he could store, among other things, his boots. For this reason, this was termed the &quot;boot locker&quot; and after a while an additional compartment situated at the rear of the coach was used, also called for the same reason the &quot;boot&quot; (for short)....As for the American &quot;trunk&quot;, well it should suffice to look at all the classic cars designed in the post WWI era, for which trunks were mounted at the rear end.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6657609, member: 177"] A little poking around suggests that "lorry" comes to us from the English railroad. Might have its roots in "lurry", which back in the 1500s meant "to drag about". A car afficionado may correct me if I am wrong, but back in the day, often the engine of the car was in the back, and the storage compartment in the front, like a classic VW Bug. So, it isn't thinking about the car as a body. As far as I can tell, the term "boot" comes from the times of horse and carriage. The best statement of it I have seen is thus: "In the case of the English "boot", the origin is that in the 18th and 19th centuries, the coachman used to sit on a locker where he could store, among other things, his boots. For this reason, this was termed the "boot locker" and after a while an additional compartment situated at the rear of the coach was used, also called for the same reason the "boot" (for short). ... As for the American "trunk", well it should suffice to look at all the classic cars designed in the post WWI era, for which trunks were mounted at the rear end." [/QUOTE]

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