Pinto? You must mean the F*rd "Pimple". My pet names: Cadillac = Cattle Truck, Taco Barge (and so many others) Porsche = Pushcar Explorer = Exploder Expedition = Expletive Excursion = Excrement FIAT = Found In A Trashcan Maxima = Noxema Celica = Sillycar Corolla = Crayola Accord = Accordian or Acorn Prelude = Quallude Spitfire = Sh**fire Vanagon = Wanagon Here's a real one (or more) - The Nissan/Datsun 1600/2000 Roadster and the subsequent "Z" Cars were mostly called "Fair Lady" in Japan. The B110/B210 were called "Honeybee" and the 510/610 series were called "Cherry". -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > There is a long history of Ford Exploders from the Pinto days? > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ-TGIF > > > On Jun 18, 2010, at 11:41 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > > Ford "Excretion"? >> DHanson >> >> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Alan Felder >> <dieseldoofus@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> I like the Ford "Expletive". >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Stacy Schneider >>>> <vwcrewman@gmail.com >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>> Fords SUV lineup starts with ,Escape then Explorer and then >>>>> Expedition and then Excursion, It was suggested after that that >>>>> Ford >>>>> make a vehicle for border patrol called the "The Extradition" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Stacy >>>>> >>>>> O >>>>> >>>>> Or maybe make one for our "guest workers" called the "Exploitation"? >>>> D. Hanson >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alan Felder >>> Austin TX >>> 82 Diesel Westy >>> >> |
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