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Sora-Iro Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2015 Posts: 14 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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73 Bug - I named her Sora-Iro. It's japanese for sky blue. I love japanese culture and it was either a trip to Japan or get her.....Japan will be there for next time, she would've have been. |
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air-h2o-air Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2015 Posts: 579
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:10 am Post subject: |
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my new to me yellow 72 standard was given the name of "Bruised Banana" by my brother |
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Bret2094 Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2012 Posts: 665 Location: Linden, Texas or College Station Texas
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:14 am Post subject: |
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generally, the first of a year model i get just gets the designation "The 67" or "The 59"...Although the idea of naming my 59 rag the "frankenrag" has come to light
Bret _________________ 1959 baja beetle ragtop( going back to Full body)
1959 beetle
1960 Beetle frame Custom buggy
1962 Karmann Ghia
1967 beetle( august 66, first car)
1967 beetle (parts car)
1977 Westfalia Camper
1972 Plymouth Duster
Just another 22 year old jackass who caught the bug, and lives by the motto " NO fatchicks allowed" , I've got too many cars as is (buses N/A) |
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Westy Steve Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 1095
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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My new bugs name is Elsa because she'll look like a white queen when she's restored and because I have three young girls. _________________ Have nice 914, want nice Bug |
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Underdog65 Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2007 Posts: 143 Location: Lake City, PA
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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My 65 beetle is named Sweetpolly I have always been a fan of Underdog and even have a tattoo of him so she's my Sweetpolly. _________________ Look off in the distance it's a bird it's a plane no it's a frog no it's just little old me Underdog65 and my Sweetpolly passing your way. |
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Fred_e81 Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2008 Posts: 60 Location: El Paso, Tx
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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My 61 beetle is named Arabella Oomblie. She had a name tag screwed into the dash. |
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jeffinohio Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2017 Posts: 197 Location: Scio Ohio
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Rosie _________________ 64 Sunroof
73 Standard
70 Convertible
67 Cougar
3 Subarus |
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Holey42001 Samba Member
Joined: January 13, 2017 Posts: 99 Location: Fresno, CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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I named my 73 bug Tulip
_________________ Post...edit...post...edit....
If it’s not leaking oil, there probably isn’t any left.
1973 Standard Bug
1972 MG Midget
1973 Hilux w/flatbed & crate motor
1989 Aero & Adams FV |
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scottyrocks Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2016 Posts: 2666 Location: Long Island, NY
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Names don't come easy to my vehicles. I don't choose them. They have to present themselves.
Shortly after I got the car, my daughter came up with 'Ginger.' She had been to Scotland a few years ago on a summer work/study group and became fascinated with the reddish-headed population there, referred to as 'gingers.' My car is red, so it seemed a natural. |
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Rhysos Samba Member
Joined: March 17, 2010 Posts: 26 Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 6:23 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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My '65 Beetle is affectionately known as 'Gretchen'. It was the name given to her by the original owner, but it was forgotten as she passed through many hands over the intervening decades. I bumped into the original owner by pure coincidence just after I purchased the car 17 years ago, so once again she became Gretchen after I was informed of her true identity _________________ www.vwbeetlerestoration.blogspot.com |
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AustroBus Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2014 Posts: 233 Location: Vienna, Austria
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:37 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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The previous owner (for the last 27 years!) named our bus "Eve".
In honour to Eve Muir, the wife of famous John Muir who wrote the popular VW guide: "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot"
As the bus received many different spots of primer over the decades, kids in the neighborhood also called it the "Cloud-Bus".
Read more in this blog post _________________ Blog website:www.austrosplit.com
1967 Deluxe VW Bus - Resto Thread
Barndoor Coachbuilder Topics:
"Hans Kohlruss & Co" |
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Sharp64 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 5304 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:29 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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I've named all three of mine. 64 Bug was the first and I dubbed it Harvey. Came to me with a Herbie kit on it, but it was a little shabby so deemed it Harvey, Herbies drunken/disheveled evil cousin. Dune buggy I call Burt or Bert. Was Berndt which is a German name and since it has flames..... 60 Rag is Barry, short for Blueberry since its blue. _________________ 1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine |
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Juanito84 Samba Member
Joined: March 17, 2012 Posts: 2436 Location: Colorado Mountains
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Just a question. VW came up with the Bug and the Rabbit. Since I have both does that mean I have a Bugs Bunny? _________________ If a water cooled engine cools its water with air, isn't it just an overcomplicated air cooled engine? |
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HippyTom Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2013 Posts: 676 Location: Florida, West Pasco
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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My 63 Pearl White sunroof bug is "Herbie", because it was a Herbie replica for 12 years. The decals have been removed a couple years now, but we still call it Herbie.
My 62 Maroon hippy painted sunroof bug is "Ruby." My daughter named her as soon as I pulled in the driveway pulling it behind my truck. It was solid maroon at the time. I got out, and her and my wife were standing there and she declared, "Her name is Ruby. She's Herbie's girlfriend." That was 10 years ago when she was 6. The name stuck. Now that I've covered it with hippy flowers, peace signs, rock group logos, slogans, etc. the name seems even more fitting (and that wasn't what I intended to do to the car. I was going to do a high end custom car and paint it orange). My inner hippy took over and that was that.
Ruby the day I brought her home and she was named.
Ruby now hippified.
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bigdirt09 Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2015 Posts: 90 Location: PEI Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:07 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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My newest rescue and Resto. PORKY. Name was fitting because it was a pork delivery panel workhorse.
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1964 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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candyflame73 Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2005 Posts: 430 Location: Texas
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:11 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Never Have been able to name my cars. The family just calls it "The Bug". Not very original or inspiraling. But, I may have come up with one that seems appropriate. Süßigkeiten Kraut is the front runner at the moment.
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1783 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:31 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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This 60 bug became my wifes daily driver after my commute became to far and crazy for a VW. She used for 3 or 4 years going places with it that I wouldnt , for some reason we started calling him Herbie and it stuck. There is one VW everyone regrets selling this is that one.
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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:51 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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personally, i find it a little odd naming inanimate objects after people Just goes to show how attached an individual can become with what they love. _________________ -'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24130 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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A car is not really inanimate!
Sometimes our cars get names passed down from previous owners, and other times people have named our cars, but for the most part, I let names come organically. It's whatever I start calling the car, and it usually becomes clear a month or two into ownership.
For example, for my late model red Passat, I started calling it Miss Passat, and the name stuck. (My wife calls it "sassy passy," but that doesn't sound right coming from my mouth.) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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