<VV> 'Breviations
Chris Mills
scmills@tntech.edu
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:38:24 -0600
>Eww. My ears hurt. I've never particularly liked abbreviated car names,
>and it is a phenomenon that seems to affect Chevrolets particularly.
>'Vette. 'Vair. I've even seen, in print, 'Velle. God help me, I've even
>seen 'Bu. Yech. But this was my first encounter with 'Maro.
Shoot I drive a 'Vair powered Bay' Westy and a Cervix...
(Bay = Baywindow - which refers to the shape of the front window of the
'68-'79 VW Buses/Transporter/Westfalia/Campmobile/Kombi/Stationwagon as
compared to the flat wind'ers of the 60's bus)
Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee
ICQ# 5944649
busbodger@earthlink.net
'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) - Dharma
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
1972 Hodaka Wombat 125cc moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
wife, kiddo, dog, and various slightly used cats