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Date:         Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:01:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vehicle Names
Comments: To: "Jack R." <jack007@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <D3780E63A58747F29E0E71B8770884D3@jackamdgoblue2>
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In order of ownership since my first VW in 93:

72 Beetle - Smiley 87 Jetta GLI - Jetta 61 Beetle - Lucy 81 Rabbit Cabriolet - convertible 71 Beetle - Project 84 GTI - GTI 67 Square - Hans 85 Westy - Camel 90 Corrado - Bumble Bee Tuna 01 Beetle TDI - The Beetle 84 Westy - Hershey

Man, that's a lot of cars!

On 10/1/08, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > All this naming stuff has got me to think that after all my years of > ownership of my 84 Westy, owned since 87... and my oldest son graduating > from the Rhode Island School of Design. I think it is finally time to name > my Westy now. > > What does everyone think of Vincent??? > > Since we all want our vans to run or "go". > > So, the formal name will be Vincent Van-Go! > > Jack R. > 84 Wolfie Westy "Vincent" > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Tony Collins > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:33 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Vehicle Names > > This Vanagon will make my 8th VW. I also have # 7 Rodolfo the Scirocco. The > Bus actually has two names Blue Brick, El Guapo. I do use the names in way > or another to refer to the vehicles. This is not just a vanagon thing as > many have mentioned. In the Scirocco crowd most of our cars at least in the > Scirocco.org group have names. > > Also my wife's Mazda has a name and it is Simon, Simon Bond IIRC. > > I had an 88 Fox Wagon Foxxy, 72 Super Beetle Neptuno (my alter ego), 66 > sedan "the old guy", 86 Vanagon Party Wagon, 81 chevy chevette (my first > car) chitvette......just to name a few. All pun intended. > > Tony > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > >> My 84 Westy is vanity plate named DETLEF in honor of the OG owner who >> owned it for its 1st 18 years & 38.5k miles. We were the 1st to >> answer his ad, & he wouldn't let us drive it, but would take us for a >> ride in it. It had only been serviced by the dealer, & looked/ran >> like brand new. >> >> Coincidently, I was not even considering a vanagon on the day I saw >> the ad in the local paper, but threw a rod in a new engine in my 63 >> DC w/ 700 miles on it & said, hey, how about that vanagon in the >> paper this morning! >> >> YMMV, >> >> Mr. BZ-Detlef now has 118k & is only slightly used >> >> >> >> On Oct 1, 2008, at 3:15 PM, Robert Adams wrote: >> >> My girls named my 87 syncro Gretchen - They thought it sounded like >>> a large german girl. >>> >>> The name has stuck and now we all refer to her that way, The worst >>> part is I find myself talking to her when we are all alone on a >>> drive somewhere ! If she isnt driving/running just right I will ask >>> her... Whats wrong Gretchen ? >>> >>> >>> Bob >>> 87 syncro Westfakia "Gretchen" >>> >> > > > -- > 82 Scirocco > 85 Vanagon >

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Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"


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