Explanations of car driving terms

[Thor]

Years ago when my father had a Bentley and a chauffeur (yes, I know, the family has come down a bit since then), this Bentley appeared to be stuck in reverse (it had the famous GM 400 3-speed box in those days) so it was transported to the local Bentley dealer. A few days later it was pronounced to be fixed so the chauffuer went to collect it. It was parked with its rear towards the perimeter wall of the dealership property. Well you can guess what happened, and they also had to fix the paint damage from falling bricks. Those 6 3/4 litre engines produce enough torque to go through a wall with no run-up.