danhar1960 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I know that things in the U.S sometimes have a different meaning to that here in Australia. Is this typically the meaning of "mint" in the US ???1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Buick Grille Emblem MINT : eBay Motors (item 150418718214 end time Mar-06-10 12:01:37 PST)Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) from the auction Outstanding original condition grille emblem for a Buick. Presents exceptionally well for a used item; I'll give it a solid 8.5 out of 10 on condition. Chrome is excellent with no obvious flaws or scratches and an excellent shine. Original paint is obviously worn off. One of the mounting studs is clean and straight; half of the second stud is broken. Looks 1.5 out of 10 to me. Been attacked with a wire brush at some time ?Has $16 on the back but buy now is $50g Edited March 5, 2010 by 1939_buick (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I'm no expert but shouldn't this emblem have colored enamel on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Mint? To me, mint condition means it is right out of the box, or came off of a car that was in unbelievably perfect condition.That guy probably confused the word "mint" with the word "junk". Easy to do, if your motivation is money, I guess.(actually, if you had nothing better, you could save it - TIG weld a stud on the back, and spend a few enjoyable hours with a fine paint brush and some enamel paints.)Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Looks like less than a 5 to me. With a stud broken off, no longer a on the plus side of 5 on a 1-10 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Danny, to your origonal question. Mint means perfect. As in [money] just minted. Some folks really take liberties with the language though. Luck Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Mint...Hot off of the press, and unhandled by bare hands. Gloves only. Tis a concept that scrap iron junkies don't understand. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Well, it goes without saying that he meant to say something other than mint, unless he had a package of mints to go with it, there's no mint here.Love that he didn't even take the time to remove price from back of it. His price? Or did he pay that? How many times, picked up a piece at Hershey, how much, oh, vendor says, eleventy-seven dollars, and you turn it over and it has a 1 or 2 dollars marked on it in magic marker.Funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhar1960 Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hmmmm. It seems that "mint" means the same here as it does there which is what I thought.Given the many name differences with car part names (bonnet-hood, boot-trunk) I thought I'd check.Thanks for the confirmation guys.Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassesguy Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Danny: I agree with all the above posters. That Ebay guy obviously hasn't a clue what "mint " really means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 "mint" in New Zealand can mean an exclamation of joy. For example.....Larry Schramm "I've just been given a 1939 Series 68 with sunroof with 12 miles on the clock by the executor of Howard Hughes' will."Grant Magrath "Oh, mint!"CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZondaC12 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Oh man here's where the kid gets yelled at by the old guys for well, being a damn kid. Haha.My car buddies and I have bastardized this to the point that we'll even utter statements like "I love how 4 year olds can just run around a house fall over face first on a wood floor and they're mint. Just get back up like nothing happened and keep running around" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Oh man here's where the kid gets yelled at by the old guys for well, being a damn kid. Haha.My car buddies and I have bastardized this to the point that we'll even utter statements like "I love how 4 year olds can just run around a house fall over face first on a wood floor and they're mint. Just get back up like nothing happened and keep running around"OK Paul, young engineer in the learning, Do little 4 year old people hurt less because they do not have the weight and height to combine with the inertia in a fall??? Or is it because they are young and have faster reflexes to break the the fall??? Or maybe both??? Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Grant,Where did I say Larry Schramm "I've just been given a 1939 Series 68 with sunroof with 12 miles on the clock by the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 OK Paul, young engineer in the learning, Do little 4 year old people hurt less because they do not have the weight and height to combine with the inertia in a fall??? Or is it because they are young and have faster reflexes to break the the fall??? Or maybe both??? Dandy Dave!It's because they are still made of rubber at that point and bounce. They grow out of it. Ever notice that if nobody is watching they're fine, but if the parents see the incident, they're screaming bloody murder?As for the origin of this thread, the item is broken - that in itself invalidates the use of the word mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grant Magrath Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Grant,Where did I say Larry Schramm "I've just been given a 1939 Series 68 with sunroof with 12 miles on the clock by theHi Larry.You didn't. I was just using an imaginary conversation as an example of the use of the word "mint" in it's younger Kiwi form. Sorry to cause any confusion.CheersGrant:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 40series Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Maybe he works for the US Mint. I which case the quality and value drops each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZondaC12 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 OK Paul, young engineer in the learning, Do little 4 year old people hurt less because they do not have the weight and height to combine with the inertia in a fall??? Or is it because they are young and have faster reflexes to break the the fall??? Or maybe both??? Dandy Dave!Hmmmmmmm if my calculations are correct, a little bit of both!!! Haha. Couldn't tell ya all I know is I can't do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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