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Chickensoup Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 5368 Location: Good Hope, GA
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Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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hmmm, well in that case my passats name is POS _________________ -'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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mukluk Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2012 Posts: 7023 Location: Clyde, TX
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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The one that started it all for me, my old '72 Super by the name of George.
My second VW, an '84 Vanagon known as Clyde (the camel).
Number three was Clifford, a red '68 Bug I rescued from a junkyard.
And my current VW, a '60 I call Inga.
_________________ 1960 Ragtop w/Semaphores "Inga" |
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VeeDubn Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2019 Posts: 120 Location: Olympia, Washington
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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When we bought our 1980 Westfalia in 1998, the original baby blue had been painted over with navy blue. As the years went by, the paint faded and the rust began to accumulate. Long about 2017, my husband decided to clean up the rust "around the windows". What started out as a little project turned into a new paint job After months of looking at paint colors we saw a Chevy Spark painted Caribbean Blue. From one viewpoint it looked blue; from another viewpoint it looked green. We loved it! So we had our Westy paint Caribbean Blue from the Chevy Spark, and we named her Sparky. The Passat I refer to as "The Pass It".
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Jimone Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2021 Posts: 368 Location: Kansas
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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i have 2. both inherited from my father.
my bug is named Smiley.
my pickup is named Scrappy McWorkbench.
they both need some work. check out my threads in my signature! cheer me on (or tell me how im doing it wrong) as i bumble and stumble my way through rebuilding these things! _________________ november 1952 ragtop
november 1954 single cab |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31362 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:09 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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If I name my Super "Bowl", will the NFL sue me????
Notice how TV commercials refer to SB as "The Big Game" !!!
For the record: I always find AFC and NFC championship games as better viewing, and even though I'm from Pittsburgh, I never watched the pre-game shows or half time shoes the numerous years they were involved..... _________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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madmike Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 5292 Location: Atlanta,Michigan
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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"Casper"
_________________ 'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works" |
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1064 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Bismarck
Annie
Stanley
Frank _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12714 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:19 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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We have had this one for a number of years now and his name is Stinky because of Dieselgate. He is our daily driver with 420K km now and we will drive him until there is nothing left to drive!
When we got my wife's 2000, Forester turbo, we named it Nimbus 2000 in honor of Harry Potter's high performance broom.
Then we got the Lupo for her to drive and with it's small size and 1.4L engine and auto transmission he became Franklin in honor of the turtle in the children's story book of the same name.
Franklin is gone and his replacement has just arrived, as yet unnamed. I am thinking "Old Blue". We will see what the Missus thinks of that...
Still officially unnamed although we have had her for 5 years now is this one. In my mind she should be a Sally or a Susie.
_________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4111
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:56 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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The 67 Blue Coupe is "Sophia" named for the legendary Italian actor Sophia Loren. I thought it fitting since the Italian firm Ghia helped design the KG
The Cherry Red cabriolet is "Joan".
Joan Hathaway is a character in the series "Mad Men played by Christina Hicks.
She played the office manager. The staff nickname is "Red".
The GTI is "Gunther".
Seems like a nice masculine German name.
_________________ "Depression is a malfunction of the instrument we use to determine reality.”
Mike Gerson
What is your "Bespoke Reality"? |
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hobthebob Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2021 Posts: 375 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Mine is Roberto, because I love the name Robert, and his previous owner was called Eddy but real name Roberto. I thought it was fitting to call him Roberto also, because the engine is a Mexican/Brazilian ordered from Mexico back when they were making engines for Beetles in the early 2000's, and so he's like a German with the heart of a Mexican. In other words, he has German precision and Spanish flair. :p |
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ChrisFred Samba Member
Joined: June 11, 2014 Posts: 322 Location: Boulder, CO
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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My 1966 is called Clementine, but I usually just call her Clemmy.
_________________ 1966 Bus “Clementine” |
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Emily's Owner Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2004 Posts: 977 Location: Canby, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:40 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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The bus got her name in 1982 after a very drunk young cowboy at a rodeo thought she looked like an Emily.
Not all of our vehicles get named, 2 of our pickups don't have names, but the 3rd one, a 1987 Ford F250, is named Stump, and is good at driving itself in a field when it's haying season. My '89 Volvo wagon never had a name for the 17+ years I owned her, but the 2023 Outback that replaced her was immediately named Odie.
A friends 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood was named the Battlecar Cadillactica, still my most favorite vehicle name. _________________ Xargaret
ITMC - OG Den Mother
What (and I cannot stress this enough) The Actual Fuck?!
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22645 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:44 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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All of our cars have names. The Volvos are all named after Queens, the Race Beetle is Juliette, the BMW Eugenia, and the T4 Ludwig Van Bus
New Golf is still in contention between Bismarcka and Brunhilda _________________ .ssS! |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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Abscate wrote: |
All of our cars have names. The Volvos are all named after Queens, the Race Beetle is Juliette, the BMW Eugenia, and the T4 Ludwig Van Bus
New Golf is still in contention between Bismarcka and Brunhilda |
Is it true that the car you use for contests of acceleration in named RuPaul? |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22645 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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iowegian wrote: |
Abscate wrote: |
All of our cars have names. The Volvos are all named after Queens, the Race Beetle is Juliette, the BMW Eugenia, and the T4 Ludwig Van Bus
New Golf is still in contention between Bismarcka and Brunhilda |
Is it true that the car you use for contests of acceleration in named RuPaul? |
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7106
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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When I got my '72 deluxe I named it RDNZL. I have had plenty of cars before and several after. I came to the conclusion that no matter what you name them, they don't come when you call them. |
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MuzzcoVW Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2018 Posts: 1462 Location: Westfield, MA.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:33 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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This is Tobias. Named after an old acquaintance who was high maintenance and fickle Thats Dubwerks sweet black '67 next to him...don't know if he gave it a name yet
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MuzzcoVW Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2018 Posts: 1462 Location: Westfield, MA.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:50 am Post subject: Re: VW names |
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This is Sunshine, bought from and named after the original owners. Only 38K miles, but unfortunately has always lived outside. Won't be living outside any longer!
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12714 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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This is Eardly. Named after an old decrepit Jeep that cause the owner grief in the book "The Boat who wouldn't Float" by Farley Mowat.
_________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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Emily's Owner Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2004 Posts: 977 Location: Canby, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: VW names |
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oprn wrote: |
This is Eardly. Named after an old decrepit Jeep that cause the owner grief in the book "The Boat who wouldn't Float" by Farley Mowat.
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I just reread that book for the umpteenth time -still makes me laugh. _________________ Xargaret
ITMC - OG Den Mother
What (and I cannot stress this enough) The Actual Fuck?!
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