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    Offline cwestra

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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #30 on: April 21, 2010 - 04:05:21 PM »
    Unfortunately, I've never liked the name "Coronet", particularly as a muscle car.  Refers to crown of jewels. 

    "Yugo" and "The Thing" are a couple other unusual ones.
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #31 on: April 21, 2010 - 05:40:12 PM »
    I thought of another one. The Mercury Mystique.... Wasn't it a Mercury mistake?    :lol:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #32 on: April 21, 2010 - 10:45:31 PM »
    Quote from: sprecks on April 20, 2010 - 09:08:30 PM
    I hate to pick on Ma Mopar but what the heck is a Signet

    I remember a Signet as being a baby Swan!
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #33 on: April 21, 2010 - 10:56:42 PM »
    Subaru Justy...what???
    Subaru Brat...who needs a Brat.  :blah:
     
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #34 on: April 22, 2010 - 01:41:39 AM »
    Quote from: whitesatinmopar on April 21, 2010 - 08:42:30 AM
    The one I always/still laugh at is (and I'm going to butcher this spelling) in Pueguot  :roflsmiley: That thing looked ugly but supposedly a well crafted car with hydraulics even back in the 60's. If I could spell it right  :roflsmiley: I could maybe do a search and find a couple pics.  Anyone?

    What does that name mean?

    Remember that movie with Cheech and Chong, Born in East LA with the opening scene where Cheech who is a mechanic on the floor under a car is looking up some red head's skirt and she says, "I have a red Peugeot." and then he replies something like, "Not from down here you do!  I didn't think you were a natural redhead."  :faint:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #35 on: April 22, 2010 - 03:20:51 AM »
    Yeah a signet is a baby swan

    For a stupid car name how about the Daihatsu Charade - a charade is an obvious pretense !

    How about the Swinger ?  actually I think that's quite a groovy name.
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #36 on: April 22, 2010 - 04:26:24 AM »
    Solara is a good one too rip off from Polara maybe ?
    butt ugly car anyway ...the solara
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #37 on: April 22, 2010 - 06:28:24 AM »
    Quote from: whitesatinmopar on April 21, 2010 - 08:42:30 AM
    The one I always/still laugh at is (and I'm going to butcher this spelling) in Pueguot  :roflsmiley: That thing looked ugly but supposedly a well crafted car with hydraulics even back in the 60's. If I could spell it right  :roflsmiley: I could maybe do a search and find a couple pics.  Anyone?

    What does that name mean?

    Sounds to me like you're confusing Peugeot with a Citroën DS, made from 1955 to 1975.  ;)


    Opel, a german car maker (Founded in 1863, starting with making sewing machines, started making bikes too in 1886, and then cars in 1899), a subsidiary of GM since 1929, made the Ascona.
    Ascona means female genitalia in parts of Spain and Portugal.

    Ford Pinto anyone?
    In Brazil, pinto is a slang word for penis.

    Quote from: Topcat on April 20, 2010 - 11:02:43 PM
    Ford Escort.

    Another way to say Prostitution.

    What about Mazda LaPuta?  :naughty:



    But, since this is the dorkiest car names thread, not the naughtiest car names thread, here's a list I found:

    Nissan Cedric
    Toyota Picnic
    Suzuki Every
    Nissan Homy
    Nissan Sunny
    Mitsubishi Toppo
    Mitsubishi Fighter Mignon
    Mitsubishi Canter Guts
    Honda That's
    Honda Street
    Honda Mystery Utility
    Honda Life
    Honda Joy Machine
    Daihatsu Naked
    Honda Life Dunk
    Isuzu GIGA 20 Light Dump
    Isuzu Mysterious Utility
    Mazda Bongo Friendee
    Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear
    Mitsubishi Pistachio
    Nissan Prairie Joy
    Rickman Space Ranger
    Rinspeed X-Dream
    Toyota Deliboy
    Toyota Toyopet
    Volkswagen Thing
    Volugrafo Bimbo

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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #38 on: April 22, 2010 - 06:46:42 AM »
    Volugrafo Bimbo    :faint:     does it for me......  :roflsmiley:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #39 on: April 22, 2010 - 07:06:43 AM »
    How about V.W. Thing , it looked like a Thing  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #40 on: April 22, 2010 - 08:49:56 AM »
    Quote from: Ornamental on April 22, 2010 - 06:28:24 AM
    Sounds to me like you're confusing Peugeot with a Citroën DS, made from 1955 to 1975.  ;)




    That is exactly the car I was thinking of, I guess I was thinking Citroen was just a model made by Peugeot. But that is indeed the butt ugly car I remebered. Now does anyone know what the name means (either one), it can't be good.  :roflsmiley:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #41 on: April 22, 2010 - 08:59:01 AM »
    You want to try and jack up those older citroen's to change a wheel, the wheel has a mind of its own.   :stomp:
    The last one I worked on had the suspension, brakes & power steering all using the same fluid and at AU$40.00 a litre the repair on that vehicle was expensive especially as I had to have a hose made up as non were available new in Australia.   :money:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #42 on: April 22, 2010 - 09:13:06 AM »
    Isuzu GIGA 20 Light Dump?  As opposed to a Heavy Dump?
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #43 on: April 22, 2010 - 09:51:14 AM »
    Quote from: Aussie Challenger on April 22, 2010 - 08:59:01 AM
    You want to try and jack up those older citroen's to change a wheel, the wheel has a mind of its own.   :stomp:

    usually the suspension falls right off when you jack up the car...  e-body rust x10....  :eek4:
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    Re: Dorkiest car names
    « Reply #44 on: April 22, 2010 - 11:19:50 AM »
    Pinto actually makes sense being a small horse
    of course Please Insert Nickle To Operate makes sense to & don`t forget the marshmallows for the bonfire to follow
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