FIAT is 'Fix it again Tony' and FORD is either - Fastest on roads & dragstrips, or better, 'Fix Or Repair Daily.' I like 'Belchfire' for a car model name myself.. for a nice fat low american sled of a car, circa the 70's. The Behemoth Belchfire. Had frineds with a Mercury Comet - they called it the Vomit.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 1:51 PM Subject: Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
> 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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