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SOB/RFH
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« on: October 20, 2006, 16:15:33 pm »

A true hard core car has to have a name....not some flimmsy female name like the Pro Stock engine builder uses for there motors, no a hard core name. So my friend met up with me one night and we had a joyfull evening talking V-dubs and generally having fun. He was going to name his car and had some basic ideas of what he wanted. This was in 98 or so so no one else was doing it. Our exchange of opinons ended with me saying......"why be shy and try to make some informal message....go for the direct message....so we named it the Boulevard Bomber!"

It was so cool to see the car comming up the alley....full of stickers and a broad message on the door stating "Boulevard Bomber".....Thats doing it with class, direct and without any guesswork for the onlooker!!
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2006, 16:43:30 pm »

I remember seen Pictures of that car in different Magazines, very cool Car BTW...

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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2006, 18:52:48 pm »

yeah, that really was a cool looking car......

i refer to my '59 as    "the mango muncher"
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2006, 20:49:09 pm »

Naming cars!! is that not a little bit gay?? Wink Grin





I sometimes refer to my car as 'Java Juiced' Wink
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2006, 20:54:36 pm »

I guess I'm not creative (or gay Wink ). I call my car the sixty-seven.

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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2006, 22:19:55 pm »

 If I was to name a Gasser I would call it: "Dutch Threat"
( derived from "dutch treat" which means that everybody pays for themselves. )
 
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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2006, 00:01:14 am »

Guys my next Nostagia car will be "Irn Bug" after a well know scottish drink call "Irn Bru" Made in Scotland from Girders !

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http://www.irn-bru.co.uk

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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2006, 06:47:27 am »

I think the best cars are the ones that are simply known by the man who created it. For example, Aronson's '63.
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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2006, 12:10:49 pm »

I think the best cars are the ones that are simply known by the man who created it. For example, Aronson's '63.

Amen brother!
By the way, when do we get to see more of Gomulka's 67?  Wink
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« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2006, 15:41:04 pm »

i called my car " granny's nightmare " because one time when i drove in a tunnel and floored it i saw an old woman almost falling off her bike from the noise i think. kinda cruel but funny though  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2006, 18:31:13 pm »


Amen brother!
By the way, when do we get to see more of Gomulka's 67?  Wink

I havent even seen it in almost 3  months Sad I hope to start the teardown this winter.
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« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2006, 08:52:59 am »

Boulevard Bomber,nice car.

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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2013, 00:31:31 am »

I named our car the "Loco Moco". Many of my friends would refer to this green car as the crazy booger.
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2013, 04:23:36 am »

I call my red 67 cherrybomb.
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« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2013, 19:01:25 pm »

I've been calling the blue car...."The Blue Car" since '99 when it was restored.

Before that, circa late 1970s, "the Blue Car" was our '70 Dodge Challenger, which was the exact color as the current Blue Car.
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« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2013, 21:42:43 pm »

After seeing the DKP cars for the first time I named my 58' "Gruntcakes".

Although by current standards it wasn't that bad  Grin
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« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2013, 22:53:04 pm »

The 'name' we refer to my blue '69 came along way back in '81 when my brother purchased personalized plates ... "WARP 2" ... all other Warp numbers were taken and still are to this day.
Ever since, those in the know refer to the car as 'Warp'.
It is what it is ...

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« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2013, 00:22:43 am »

And then there was the "Screamin' Semen" from the old Bug-In days.....
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« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2013, 04:43:14 am »

Don't believe in naming my cars...

Had friends that did, but not me...!

Guess I am weird...!
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« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2013, 05:42:48 am »

There all F-N VWs to me !! LOL.
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« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2013, 20:48:44 pm »

I have always just called it "The Bug"....

Super original, I know.  Grin
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« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2013, 23:46:43 pm »

I feel they all have personalities...so why not name them...every VW I have had for any length of time has had a name...and I'm FAR from gay...Quik and Dirty, because that's how it was born. Tye Dye because it looked Tye Dyed. Pumpkin', cause it was orange, Agent '99 cause it's a covert sleeper with a nice body...The new Progas Ghia has been tenativly named "Down and Dirty"... and on and on...
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« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2013, 16:28:42 pm »

In 1980-ish my 63 Vert was known as.....  The Pervertable

Yes I am not proud.
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