Wild guess would be that "beater" is from "beaten" as in an old, beaten-up bus. Do I win anything?! LOL At 8:06 AM -0600 11/16/02, Stan Wilder wrote: >Anybody know what the term 'beater' means ? >Possibly you might know when it originated. >I've seen the term used for old busses and old bugs and just wondered >about the 'proposed meaning' and the origination of the term. > >Stan Wilder >83 Air Cooled Westfalia -- Happy motoring! Timothy in Phoenix, 84 Vanagon "Sparkii" 69 Bus "Buster" |
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