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fasted58
fasted58 Reader
4/14/11 2:09 p.m.

I’ve been an automotive regular almost forever but the one job I may best be known for has been replaced on modern vehicles. My position is secure though as I will always have various other duties in new vehicles and equipment. I may be ferrous or non, plastic, even been chromed. Most folks took me for granted until I was lost.

My name out of this context is used in certain sports arenas, politics and by some two wheeled vehicle enthusiasts.

What am I?

itsarebuild
itsarebuild Reader
4/14/11 2:22 p.m.

A KEY?

mtn
mtn SuperDork
4/14/11 2:26 p.m.

Choke?

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo SuperDork
4/14/11 2:33 p.m.

VOLUME control knob?

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo SuperDork
4/14/11 2:33 p.m.

No, wait. Window winder crank.

Rusted_Busted_Spit
Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
4/14/11 2:35 p.m.
itsarebuild wrote: A KEY?

That is what I guessed.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
4/14/11 2:39 p.m.
Rusted_Busted_Spit wrote:
itsarebuild wrote: A KEY?
That is what I guessed.

+1 although I was trying really hard to come up with the arena link and failed.

Apexcarver
Apexcarver SuperDork
4/14/11 2:40 p.m.

A Dipstick

townsend7
townsend7 Reader
4/14/11 3:04 p.m.

Miata

ReverendDexter
ReverendDexter SuperDork
4/14/11 3:06 p.m.
Apexcarver wrote: A Dipstick

Oh, good call. I concur with this.

curtis73
curtis73 Dork
4/14/11 3:53 p.m.

An SAE wrench?

fasted58
fasted58 Reader
4/14/11 4:21 p.m.
curtis73 wrote: An SAE wrench?

I don't necessarily require any type of wrench.

fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 Dork
4/14/11 4:26 p.m.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: +1 although I was trying really hard to come up with the arena link and failed.

Basketball.

mndsm
mndsm SuperDork
4/14/11 4:29 p.m.

passenger side door lock?

Javelin
Javelin SuperDork
4/14/11 4:39 p.m.
Apexcarver wrote: A Dipstick

Winner winner chicken dinner.

fasted58
fasted58 Reader
4/14/11 4:42 p.m.

A hat was created in my image.

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
4/14/11 4:54 p.m.

A stovepipe? Lol.

fasted58
fasted58 Reader
4/14/11 4:57 p.m.

a sports hat

93EXCivic
93EXCivic SuperDork
4/14/11 4:58 p.m.

A trucker hat

Nevermind. Just read a sports hat.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/14/11 4:59 p.m.

Abe Lincoln!

jrw1621
jrw1621 SuperDork
4/14/11 5:06 p.m.

Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?

friedgreencorrado
friedgreencorrado SuperDork
4/14/11 6:04 p.m.

Key x3. Do you walk to school, or carry your lunch?

fasted58
fasted58 Reader
4/14/11 6:51 p.m.

More hints:

I'm probably best known for keeping a lid on things... in older vehicles.

Some Honda enthusiasts use my name.

My name is popular in an arena in Detroit.

In politics I can be left or right.

Javelin
Javelin SuperDork
4/14/11 6:55 p.m.

A Wing?

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
4/14/11 7:05 p.m.

I was thinking ashtray but since you said "Popular in Detroit" I think you mean "crack"

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