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tappet
reference to a bevan with interest in cars; popular on the sunshine coast in the late '80's: On a Friday night the tappets would all congregate at the car park on the Mooloolaba esplanade.
Contributor's comments: I think this should be tappet head, meaning someone in to cars.
Contributor's comments: Yes we used this term a lot in the 80's on the sunshine coast. We also referred to them as "tappet heads".